pleased; pleasing
1
: to afford or give pleasure or satisfaction
3
archaic
: to have the kindness
will you please to enter the carriage—
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens1
: to give pleasure to : gratify
2
: to be the will or pleasure of
may it please Your Majesty
1
—used as a function word to express politeness or emphasis in a request
please come in
2
—used as a function word to express polite affirmation
like some tea? Please
3
—used as a function word to express scornful disagreement, disapproval, or disbelief
you believe that? Oh, please
Examples of please in a Sentence
Verb
He joined the football team to please his father.
Her parents were pleased by her decision.
It pleases me to know that you liked the gift.
They're very hard to please.
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Google struggled to find a solution that pleased everyone.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2025
Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 23 Dec. 2021
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Verb
Glasner refused to change his team significantly for fear of negative consequences, but he would have been pleased by Kamada and Justin Devenny’s impact.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
Google struggled to find a solution that pleased everyone.
—ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2025
Adverb
Naturally, during the 113 years those bells have hung in Mitchell Tower, there have been Hyde Park residents asking if these (expletive) change ringers would please stop.
—Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 23 Dec. 2021
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“Please.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/please. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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