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Meaning of please in English

please
exclamation
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/pliːz/ us
/pliːz/
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A1
used to make a request more polite:
Could I have two coffees and a teaplease?
Please remember to close the windows before you leave.
used to add force to a request or demand:
PleaseDavidput the knife down.
Ohplease. Do shut up!
UK
used especially by children to a teacher or other adult in order to get their attention:
PleaseMissI know the answer!
A1
used when accepting something politely or enthusiastically:
"More potatoes?" "Please."
"May I bring my husband?" "Please do."
yes please "Would you like dessert?" "Ohyes please."
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Grammar

Please and thank you
Please and thank you are usually associated with politeness. We use them a lot in English. …
Please
We use please to make a request more polite: …
Thank you and thanks
We use expressions with thank you and thanks to respond to something politely and to show we are grateful for something. Thanks is more informal than thank you. We often add other words to make the response stronger: …
please
verb
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/pliːz/ us
/pliːz/
B1 [ I or T ]
to make someone feel happy or satisfiedor to give someone pleasure:
I only got married to please my parents.
eager to please He was always a good boyvery friendly and eager to please.
hard to please
difficult to please
impossible to please
easy to please
[ + obj + to infinitive ] It always pleases me to see a well-designed book!
C2 [ I ]
to wantlikeor choosewhen used with words such as "whatever""whoever"and "anywhere":
whatever someone pleases Of courseyou are free to do whatever you please.
as someone pleases She thinks she can just do as she pleases.
I shall go out with whomever I please.
if you please
mainly UK formal
used to express surprise and anger:
They want £200if you pleasejust to replace a couple of broken windows!
old-fashioned or formal
used to make a request more polite:
Take your seatsladies and gentlemenif you please.
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Idioms

please God
please yourself
there's no pleasing someone
(Definition of please from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

please | American Dictionary

please
exclamation
us
/pliz/

please exclamation (POLITE REQUEST)

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commonly used in order to make a request more politeorsometimesto make it stronger or urgent:
Could I please have some ketchup for my hamburger?
Please be sure to take all your personal belongings when you leave the train.
Please do as I say and don’t ask questions.
"Would you like some more salad?" "Please (= yesI would)."
please
verb [ I/T ]
us
/pliz/

please verb [I/T] (MAKE HAPPY)

to make someone feel happy or satisfiedor to give someone pleasure:
[ I/T ] He did what he could to please herbut she was hard to please.
[ T ] I’m pleased to report that sales have increased by 15%.
[ I ] She’ll listen to what you saybut in the end she’ll do as/what she pleases (= what she wants to do).
(Definition of please from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of please

please
To please the experimenterchildren might have produced labels about which they were uncertain.
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If you think that two adjacent statements applyplease circle both.
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One might prefer to be a gardener - simply pleasing oneself in the making of such a choice.
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A vocal delivery that might seem haughty or conceitedtoo mellifluous or elegantexcessively 'musical'or calculated to please others must be avoided.
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If you would like to discuss ideas for articlesplease contact one of the editors.
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Monetary incentives do not completely "crowd out" the subject's motive to pleasebut they are likely to attenuate this motive considerably.
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In other wordshusbands were not expected to simply dispose of their wives as they pleased.
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In initial position the accentual status of please is somewhat controversial.
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Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with each statement.
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It is pleasing to find articles from regional newspapers which present their material with the authority of local knowledge.
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If anyone knows where these materials are to be foundplease let the author or this reviewer know.
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Please provide at least two contexts in which the child used each word.
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The result is a well-balanced selection that will probably please politicalsocialeconomicand military historians alike.
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The volume should please both the academic and the general reader alikeand will probably realize its aim of finding a home in travelers' backpacks.
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Translations of please

in Chinese (Traditional)
好嗎，請（用於客氣地請求）請，求求你（用於加強請求或要求的語氣）讓我說（尤指兒童為引起老師或其他成年人的注意時的用語）…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
好吗，请（用于客气地请求）请，求求你（用于加强请求或要求的语气）让我说（尤指儿童为引起老师或其他成年人的注意时的用语）…
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por favoraquísí…
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por favor!agradarpor favor…
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कृपयाकृपाकरूनआनंदाने…
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どうかどうぞ（丁寧に依頼する時の言葉）～を喜ばせる…
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Lütfen!'mutlu/memnun etmekmemnun etmek…
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s’il te/vous plaîtje te/vous prie demerci…
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si us plaucomplaure…
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behagenwillenalstublieft…
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ஒரு கோரிக்கையை மிகவும் கண்ணியமாக கேட்கப் பயன்படுகிறதுஒரு கோரிக்கை அல்லது கோரிக்கைக்கு வலுசேர்க்கப் பயன்படுகிறதுபணிவாகவோ அல்லது உற்சாகமாகவோ எதையாவது ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளும்போது பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது…
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कृपयाकिसी अनुरोध को और शिष्ट बनाने हेतु प्रयुक्तकृपा कर के…
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કૃપા કરીનેમહેરબાની કરીનેવિનંતી કે માગણીને પ્રબળ બનાવવા વપરાય છે.…
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behageglædeville…
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behagaviljavar snäll och ……
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menyenangkan hati oranginginitolong…
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zufriedenstellengefallenbitte…
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vær så sniller du snilltakk…
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پلیزبرائے مہربانیشائستگی سے درخواست کرنا…
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догоджатиробити приємністьхотіти…
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దయచేసిప్లీజ్ఎవరినైనా సంతోషపెట్టు లేదా తృప్తి పరచు లేదా ఎవరికైనా సంతోషాన్నిచ్చు…
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অনুগ্রহপূর্বকনম্রতাসহ অনুরোধজোরের সঙ্গে অনুরোধ অথবা দাবি…
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vyhovětpotěšitchtít…
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menyenangkanmenyukaitolong…
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ทำให้พอใจชอบกรุณา…
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làm hài lòngphù hợpxin/ hãy…
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proszęprzepaszam (czy)zadowalać…
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제발부디(다른 사람을) 기쁘게 하다…
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per favorefare piacere aaccontentare…
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