please

(plēz)

v., pleased, pleas·ing, pleas·es.

v.tr.

1. To give enjoyment, pleasure, or satisfaction to; make glad or contented.
2. To be the will or desire of: May it please the court to admit this firearm as evidence.

v.intr.

1. To give satisfaction or pleasure; be agreeable: waiters who try hard to please.
2. To have the will or desire; wish: Do as you please. Sit down, if you please.

adv.

1. If it is your desire or pleasure; if you please. Used in polite requests: Please stand back. Pay attention, please.
2. Yes. Used in polite affirmative replies to offers: May I help you? Please.

[Middle English plesen, from Old French plaisir. See pleasant.]

pleaser pleas'er n.

SYNONYMS   please, delight, gladden, gratify, tickle. These verbs mean to give pleasure to: was pleased by their success; a gift that would delight any child; praise that gladdens the spirit; progress that gratified all concerned; compliments that tickle their vanity.
ANTONYM  displease

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The use of please by itself, as in Will you come in, please?, is a reduced form of may it (so) please you. It was first recorded in the 17th century, but was not used by Shakespeare, whose shortest form is please you.

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verb

1. To give great or keen pleasure to: cheer, delight, enchant, gladden, gratify, overjoy, pleasure, tickle. Archaic joy. See happy/unhappy, like/dislike.
2. To be satisfactory to: satisfy, suit. See pain/pleasure.
3. To have the desire or inclination to: choose, desire, like¹, want, will, wish. Idioms: have a mind, see fit. See desire.

v

Definition: delight, make happy
Antonyms: anger, annoy, depress, displease, disturb, upset, worry

v

Definition: will, elect to do
Antonyms: be unwilling, deny, refuse

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v.

To lay the foundation for a superstructure of imposition.

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IN BRIEF: Used to express politeness in a request.

Please pick your toys up from the floor so I do not step on them.

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For a list of words related to pleased, see:

• Happy, Playful, Optimistic, or Elated

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - have lyst til
v. intr. - behage, glæde, gøre tilpas
adv. - vær så venlig

idioms:

• as one pleases    som nogen ønsker
• if you please    hvis De ønsker, med Deres tilladelse
• please yourself    gør som du vil

Nederlands (Dutch)
plezier doen, aanstaan, genoegen doen, verheugen, alstublieft, willen, tevreden stellen

Français (French)
v. tr. - faire plaisir, plaire à (qn), contenter (qn)
v. intr. - agir à sa guise ou à son gré, faire plaisir
adv. - s'il vous plaît, je vous en prie, je t'en prie

idioms:

• as you please    comme tu veux, comme il te plaira
• if you please    si vous voulez bien
• please yourself    comme vous voulez, décider

Deutsch (German)
v. - gefallen, erfreuen
adv. - bitte

idioms:

• as you please    nach Belieben
• if you please    stell dir vor
• please yourself    ganz wie du willst

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ευχαριστώ, τέρπω, δίνω ευχαρίστηση, αρέσω, είμαι ευχάριστος, θέλω, μου αρέσει
adv. - (σας) παρακαλώ

idioms:

• as one pleases    όπως αγαπάς, όπως σε βολεύει
• if you please    αν αγαπάς!, αν δε σας πειράζει, όσο απίστευτο κι αν φαίνεται
• please yourself    όπως αγαπάτε!, κάνε όπως νομίζεις!, κάνε όπως σε βολεύει

Italiano (Italian)
piacere, soddisfare, per favore

idioms:

• as one pleases    come piace
• if you please    prego
• please yourself    faccia pure, fai pure

Português (Portuguese)
v. - agradar, satisfazer
adv. - por favor
adj. - agradável

idioms:

• as one pleases    a gosto
• if you please    se você desejar
• please yourself    agradar a si mesmo, acomode-se

Русский (Russian)
доставлять удовольствие, пожалуйста

idioms:

• as one pleases    как заблагорассудится
• if you please    пожалуйста
• please yourself    как вам будет угодно

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - dar gusto, contentar, agradar, complacer
v. intr. - tener el gusto, servirse, querer, tener a bien
adv. - por favor, aquí tiene

idioms:

• as you please    a discreción, como le parece, a su gusto
• if you please    por favor, tenga la amabilidad de, haga el favor de
• please yourself    donde quiera, como le parezca

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - behaga, tilltala, glädja, göra till viljes
adv. - var snäll och...
adj. - var snäll och...

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使高兴, 请, 取悦, 令人高兴, 讨人喜欢, 愿意, 讨好, 喜欢, 劳烦, 请问, 好吗, 行吗, 请别...

idioms:

• as one pleases    随意, 随便你...
• if you please    烦请, 如果你愿意的话
• please yourself    请便, 随你的便

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使高興, 請, 取悅
v. intr. - 令人高興, 討人喜歡, 願意, 討好, 喜歡
adv. - 請, 勞煩, 請問, 好嗎, 行嗎, 請別...

idioms:

• as one pleases    隨意, 隨便你...
• if you please    煩請, 如果你願意的話
• please yourself    請便, 隨你的便

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 기쁘게 하다, 원하다
v. intr. - 남을 기쁘게 하다, 마음에 들다
adv. - 실례를 무릅쓰고

idioms:

• as one pleases    좋으실 대로

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 喜ばせる, 望む, 気に入る, したいと思う
adv. - どうぞ, はい, すみません

idioms:

• as one pleases    好きなように
• if you please    どうぞ
• please yourself    喜ぶ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرضي, يعجب, يسر (ظرف) بسرور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גרם הנאה, ריצה, השביע רצון‬
v. intr. - ‮חשב לראוי, רצה‬
adv. - ‮בבקשה‬

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