Please — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

be the will of or have the will (to)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈiːz/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈiːz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈiːz/

1 syllable Say it as /plˈiːz/.

Examples

These colors please the senses
a pleasing sensation
he could do many things if he pleased

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

delight

Antonyms

displease

Parts of Speech

verb	give pleasure to or be pleasing to “These colors please the senses”
verb	be the will of or have the will (to) “he could do many things if he pleased”
verb	give satisfaction “The waiters around her aim to please”
adverb	used in polite request “please pay attention”

Word Forms

pleasant	adjective	affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
pleasure	noun	a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
pleaser	noun	a pleasing entertainer
pleasing	noun	the act of one who pleases
delight	noun	something or someone that provides a source of happiness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bitte

Freude bereiten oder gefallen

🇫🇷French

s'il te plaît

faire plaisir ou plaire

🇪🇸Spanish

por favor

dar placer o ser agradable a

🇮🇹Italian

Per favore

dare piacere o essere gradito

🇳🇱Dutch

Alsjeblieft

plezier geven of aangenaam zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

por favor

dar prazer ou ser agradável a

🇷🇺Russian

пожалуйста

доставить удовольствие или быть приятным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कृपया

आनंद देना या प्रसन्न करना

🇧🇩Bengali

দয়া করে

আনন্দ দেওয়া বা খুশি করা

🇮🇳Tamil

தயவுசெய்து

மகிழ்ச்சி கொடுங்கள் அல்லது மகிழ்ச்சியாக இருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

దయచేసి

ఆనందాన్ని ఇవ్వండి లేదా సంతోషపెట్టండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कृपया

आनंद द्या किंवा आनंदी व्हा

🇮🇳Gujarati

કૃપા કરીને

આનંદ આપો અથવા ખુશ થાઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು

ಸಂತೋಷವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂತೋಷವಾಗಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദയവായി

സന്തോഷം നൽകുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സന്തോഷിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ

ਨੂੰ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਦਿਓ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

براہ مہربانی

خوشی دینا یا خوش کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

请

使人高兴或使人高兴

🇯🇵Japanese

お願いします

喜びを与える、または喜ばせる

🇰🇷Korean

제발

즐거움을 주다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

Xin vui lòng

mang lại niềm vui hoặc làm hài lòng

🇹🇭Thai

โปรด

ให้ความสุขหรือทำให้พอใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

Tolong

memberikan kesenangan atau menyenangkan

🇵🇭Filipino

pakiusap

bigyan ng kasiyahan o maging kalugud-lugod sa

🇲🇾Malay

tolonglah

memberi keseronokan atau berkenan kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لو سمحت

يسعد أو يسعد

🇮🇷Persian

لطفا

لذت بخشیدن یا خوشایند بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

Lütfen

zevk vermek veya memnun olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָנָא

לתת הנאה או להיות נעים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'please'?

The primary meaning of 'please' is 'give pleasure to or be pleasing to'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'please' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'please' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'please' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'please' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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Do you find 'please' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'please' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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