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ADVERB | 1 | please | Used in polite request |
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VERB | 1 | please, delight | Give pleasure to or be pleasing to |
2 | please | Be the will of or have the will (to) | |
3 | please | Give satisfaction |
Sounds | pliy'z |
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Rhymes | Achilles, always, amenities, and 109 more rhymes in iyz at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Used in polite request. |
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Examples | "please pay attention" |
Meaning | Give pleasure to or be pleasing to. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
Model | The good news will please her; The performance is likely to please Sue |
Examples | "These colors please the senses" |
Synonyms | delight |
Cause to | like; like |
Entailed by | titillate |
Narrower | endear; enchant, enrapture, transport, enthrall, ravish, enthral, delight |
Broader | satisfy, gratify |
Contrary | displease |
Similar to | please |
Nouns | pleasing; pleasure; pleasure; pleaser; pleasure |
Meaning | Be the will of or have the will (to). |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
Examples | "he could do many things if he pleased" |
Broader | wish, care, like |
Nouns | pleasure |
Meaning | Give satisfaction. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
Examples | "The waiters around her aim to please" |
Broader | satisfy, gratify |
Similar to | please, delight |