please
please definition
please (plēz)
transitive verb pleased, pleasing pleas′·ing
- to be agreeable to; give pleasure to; satisfy
- to be the will or wish of it pleased him to remain
Etymology: ME plaisen < MFr plaisir < L placere, to please, akin to placidus, gentle, mild, placare, to calm, soothe < IE *plāk-, flat, smooth < base *plā- > plain
intransitive verb
- to be agreeable; give pleasure; satisfy to aim to please
- to have the will or wish; like [to do as one pleases]: also used passively you are pleased to scoff
Related Forms:
- pleaser pleas′er noun
please Idioms
if you please
if you wish or like; if you will; if you permit: sometimes used in ironic exclamation
please God
if it pleases God; if it is God's will
please oneself
to do as one wishes
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