please

VERB

[/pliːz/]

to make someone happy or satisfied

💡 Concept

The chef smiles when the delicious meal pleases the customer.

🎵 Rhyme

Kind actions please and put worried minds at ease.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/pliːz/

🇬🇧 UK/pliːz/

🌳Etymology

Rootpleas-

Suffix--e

🎵Rhyme

freezebreezecheesekeystrees

freeze

breeze

cheese

keys

trees

🔗Collocations

please help

if you please

please yourself

hard to please

eager to please

please note

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“Please don't tell me you ate my sandwich again!”

“She's impossible to please - even five-star restaurants aren't good enough.”

“Please take a seat and make yourself comfortable.”

😄 Fun example

“My dog will do anything to please me, except stop chewing my shoes.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

satisfydelightgratifycontentaccommodate

Antonyms

displeaseannoyirritate

pleasantpleasurepleasingpleasedpleasurable

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please — to make someone happy or satisfied

Example Sentences