please
//pliːz//
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?