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 But even the hardest-to-please folks are usually thrilled with a techy gift that makes their life easier, more convenient or just more fun. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026 Think about the experience of seeing the present and opening the present, and about whom the present is actually going to please. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026 Here are the crowd-pleasing offerings sure to liven up your Thanksgiving. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026 According to tradition, Herod’s stepdaughter Salome requested John’s head to please her mother, Herodias, and Herod was obliged to fulfill the request. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 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
  • Trains run throughout and between each display, delighting the smallest New Yorkers especially.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The cynic in me delights at how Elon Musk piddled away more than $450 million of his billions on all those losing Republican candidates.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of delight
Verb
  • Ask about the practical details without apologizing for wanting to know.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Police said he is wanted on a felony arrest warrant charging him with resisting police, disarming a police officer, escape from custody, and operating a vehicle as a habitual traffic violator.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of want
Verb
  • An evening spent learning something absorbing can be satisfying simply because the world feels a little less familiar afterward.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • However, public clouds don’t always satisfy the legal, operational and security requirements of a sovereign environment.
    — Karan Alang, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of satisfy
Verb
  • Anyone with information or who wishes to report an incident involving Thornsberry is asked to call the sheriff's office at 248-537-3530.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Now, with America having vociferously rejected Musk’s vision of governance, those wishing to drive something that reminds everyone around them of that vision will only have a few months more to purchase one.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of wish
Verb
  • Methane stays in the atmosphere for a shorter time but warms the planet much faster than other planet-heating gases.
    — Suzan Fraser, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026
  • While our part of the world could cool off, other parts could warm even faster.
    — David Yeomans, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of warm
Verb
  • Hormones aren’t the only treatments Some patients choose not to take full-body hormonal medications or are advised by their doctors to avoid them because of their medical histories or conditions.
    — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • With so many electrolyte products out there, choosing the right one is a challenge in and of itself — and the answer really depends on your needs, Efird says.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of choose
Verb
  • When the game was over, the Lakers had been feasted on by the Warriors, falling 112-95 game at Chase Center.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Galland embellished his ghouls with new characteristics not found in the original Arabic, chiefly the macabre practice of digging up graves to feast on human flesh.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of feast
Verb
  • But love, in the classic sense, is to will the good of the other for the sake of the other.
    — Stephen Doran, STAT, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But just as Stallone did with Rocky, Ippolito willed himself to the verge of stardom.
    — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of will

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“Please.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/please. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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