pleased; pleasing
1
: to afford or give pleasure or satisfaction
is aways eager to please
3
archaic
: to have the kindness
Will you please to enter the carriage?—
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens1
: to give pleasure to : gratify
My family was pleased by our decision.
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
"Would you like some tea?" "Please."
3
—used as a function word to express scornful disagreement, disapproval, or disbelief
You believe that? Oh, please!
Synonyms of 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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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
However, a portion of their fanbase likely isn't all that pleased that the organization seems to be essentially giving up on any hopes of turning things around this season by making these moves.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 23 Dec. 2021
Residing just beneath that easygoing, eager-to-please, everyman exterior was a chronic anxiety that reached a crippling peak during his final years.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Verb
Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral election Tuesday, which did not please Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
However, a portion of their fanbase likely isn't all that pleased that the organization seems to be essentially giving up on any hopes of turning things around this season by making these moves.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 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
Residing just beneath that easygoing, eager-to-please, everyman exterior was a chronic anxiety that reached a crippling peak during his final years.
—Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Please.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/please. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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