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Definition: Meaning of, please in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pliːz /

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  1. used to be polite when asking someone to do something
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  2. used to be polite when asking for something
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  3. said in order to politely accept something that someone offers you
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  4. Please! informal said when you think what someone has just said or asked is not possible or reasonable
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  5. Please! informal used to ask someone to stop behaving badly
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  6. please Sir/Mrs Towers etc British English spoken used by children to get an adult's attention
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
please pleased pleased
Present Participle Third Person Singular
pleasing pleases
  1. [intransitive,transitive not in progressive] to make someone happy or satisfied
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  2. [intransitive not in progressive] used in some phrases to show that someone can do or have what they want
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  3. please yourself spoken used when telling someone to do whatever they like, even though really you think they are making the wrong choice
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  4. if you please old-fashioned formal used to politely ask someone to do something
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  5. if you please old-fashioned British English used to show that you are surprised, angry, or annoyed about something
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  6. bold/calm/cool etc as you please British English spoken very BOLD, calm etc, in a way that is surprising
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  7. please God used to express a very strong hope or wish
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please used in phrases

  • go-as-you-please (adjective)
    1. not bound by rule, law or convention
  • hard to please (adjective)
    1. of persons "his father was a hard-to-please taskmaster"
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