please

Meaning

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
2. (ergative, intransitive) To desire; to will; to be pleased by.

Adv

Used to make a polite request.

Intj

1. (often) Used as an affirmative to an offer.
2. An expression of annoyance, impatience, or exasperation.

Intj

Said as a request to repeat information.

Opposite of

annoy, disgust, displease, irritate, comfort, please, soothe

Synonyms

satisfy

delight

gratify

gladden

make happy

like

amuse

content

rejoice

give pleasure

kindly

oblige

be pleasing

charm

if you please

appeal to

appeal

entertain

make content

enchant

make glad

wish

suit

request

ask

propitiate

impress

beg

happy

😀

enjoy

humor

cheer

tickle

soothe

cajole

thank you

make someone happy

enrapture

appease

desire

lure

petition

help

console

flatter

fulfill

conciliate

excuse me

feel like

pray

🛐

Translations

bitte

plaire

por favor

s’il vous plaît

gefallen

per favore

piacere

alstublieft

por favor

alsjeblieft

gustar

bevallen

behagen

agradar

si us plau

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pliːz/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: plesen

In summary

From Middle English plesen, plaisen, borrowed from Old French plaise, conjugated form of plaisir or plaire, from Latin placeō (“to please, to seem good”), from the Proto-Indo-European *pleHk- (“pleasingness, permission”). In this sense, displaced native Old English līcian, whence Modern English like.

Sentences

Can we please leave now .

Please forgive me .

Please take a business card .

Could I ask you to fill in this form , please ?

Can you file these files , please ?

Please read my proposal for the future direction of the business .