please

/pliːz/

verbinterjectionadverbplease

To remember PLEASE, think: “P-L-E-A-S-E = Polite Little Extra ‘A’ So Everyone smiles.”

Yes, it's please. The tricky part is the long E sound: it’s spelled with “ea” in pl-ea-se.

Definitions

  1. verbto make someone happy or satisfied; to give enjoyment
  2. verbto ask politely for something
  3. interjectionused as a polite word when asking for something or making a request
  4. adverbif you want; used to make a polite offer or request (e.g., ‘sit down, please’)

Examples

  • “Please close the door when you leave.”
  • “The new coach tried to please the whole team, but it was hard.”
  • “If you’d like, please take a seat near the window.”

Synonyms

delightsatisfygratifymake happyappease

Antonyms

displease

Translations

ES por favorPT por favorFR s’il vous plaît

Common misspellings

pleasplespleesepleazepleeseepleas epleaesplaese

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