please Synonyms

please Meaning

Wordnet

please (v)

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

be the will of or have the will (to)

give satisfaction

Wordnet

please (r)

used in polite request

Webster

please (v. t.)

To give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to satisfy.

To have or take pleasure in; hence, to choose; to wish; to desire; to will.

To be the will or pleasure of; to seem good to; -- used impersonally.

Webster

please (v. i.)

To afford or impart pleasure; to excite agreeable emotions.

To have pleasure; to be willing, as a matter of affording pleasure or showing favor; to vouchsafe; to consent.

please Sentence Examples

  1. Please turn off the light before you leave the room.
  2. I would like to request some sugar from you, please.
  3. Please help me with this task, I'm struggling.
  4. Could you please pass me the remote control?
  5. I would be grateful if you could help me with my homework, please.
  6. Can I please have a glass of water?
  7. Would you please be quiet so I can concentrate?
  8. Please let me know if you need anything else.
  9. I'm sorry, but I need to ask you a favor, please.
  10. I would appreciate it if you could please give me your feedback.

FAQs About the word please

give pleasure to or be pleasing to, be the will of or have the will (to), give satisfaction, used in polite requestTo give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sens

pleasure, gratify, amuse, satisfy, feast,delight, glad, warm, entertain, rejoice

aggravate, irk, cross, aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, perturb, irritate, exasperate

Please turn off the light before you leave the room.

I would like to request some sugar from you, please.

Please help me with this task, I'm struggling.

Could you please pass me the remote control?