please

//pliːz//
A1Frequency Level 3Neutral
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Verb

pleaseInfinitive
pleasedPast tense
pleasedPast participle
pleasingPresent participle
pleasesThird-person singular
1

To make someone feel happy or satisfied.

She is always eager to please her parents.

2

To want or desire something; to choose to do something (used with reflexive pronouns or in conditional constructions).

You can do as you please.

Adverb

1

Used to politely ask for something or to make a request.

Can I have some water, please?

Interjection

1

Used to politely ask for something or to add politeness to a request or statement.

Can I have some water, please?

please - Deep Vocabulary