please

verb

ˈplēz How to pronounce please (audio)
Definition of pleasenext
1
as in to delight
to give satisfaction to fresh flowers please me greatly

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2
as in to want
to see fit clearly, you are going to do as you please no matter what I advise

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Recent Examples of please The crowd-pleasing dinner can satisfy just about any craving. — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Sep. 2026 Or, the panel could do something else, confounding financial markets but pleasing the president. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026 After a multi-year hiatus from the show, Burgess pleased the judges with her first routine with Cameron. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026 The manner in which Marcos Llorente’s opener for Atletico transpired would not have pleased Andoni Iraola, even if the Spaniard needs time for his team to understand his out-of-possession demands. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for please
Recent Examples of Synonyms for please
  1. delight
  2. want
  3. satisfy
  4. wish
  5. warm
  6. choose
  7. feast
  8. will
Verb
  • Located in a petite strip mall off I-75, the doughnut shop lacks frills but delights with an array of yeast and cake-style doughnuts.
    — Lia Picard, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The independent company prioritized restoring the hotel, which has a place on the National Register of Historic Places, to its former splendor and updating it to delight modern sensibilities.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of delight
Verb
  • One room of it has recently been converted into a studio of sorts for her partner Mehmet (Metin Akdülger), an experimental musician who is as likely to want to record the sound of a malfunctioning kitchen appliance as to fix it.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Parliament has 30 days to ratify the measures, and the government wants to expedite the process, calling for an extraordinary plenary session on housing for Friday.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of want
Verb
  • Even his eventual on-stage apology for not taking a stance couldn’t satisfy.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2026
  • So trying to figure out how to satisfy both these components is the top-level consideration.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of satisfy
Verb
  • If you have ever been stuck in traffic wishing your car could sprout wings, Samson Sky has been working on something pretty close.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • But if that doesn’t occur as the state wishes, then the dispute could head to the Public Employment Relations Board to intervene.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of wish
Verb
  • Powerful swells driven by recent storms amid a growing El Niño are warming ocean waters, causing sand erosion and drawing animals rarely seen to California’s shore.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • His restaurants only sell Connecticut-style lobster, warmed with butter.
    — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of warm
Verb
  • While a number of brands have been founded specifically to target a Gen Z audience or other demographic groups like Boomers, a new report by Launchmetrics suggests that not choosing between generations may be the best approach.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The good news is there is a plethora of delicious and luxe new scents to choose from this season.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of choose
Verb
  • Georgia needed only 24 offensive plays to storm out to a 28-0 halftime lead as its defense forced and feasted on Oklahoma errors.
    — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The Jets aren’t exactly setting the world on fire offensively, but quarterback Geno Smith has feasted on the Lions defense in the past during his time in Seattle.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of feast
Verb
  • Mayfield willed the Buccaneers into the end zone on the opening drive of the second half.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • But Herbert seemed to will the team there, while the defense stepped up big time in key moments down the stretch.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of will

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“Please.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/please. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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