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 Oviedo residents turned out by the hundreds for the sunny afternoon of crowd-pleasing contests and down-home edibles at tiny booths lining a grassy lot next to the Meat World parking lot. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026 Grossing more than $217 million worldwide against a $30 million budget, the Wayans’ sequel delivered the exact kind of crowd-pleasing victory lap many fans hoped for. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026 His performances at the World Cup will have pleased West Ham head coach Nuno Espirito Santo. — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 2 July 2026 Anyone with information about Nancy's disappearance is asked to please contact 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or the Pima County Sheriff's Department at 520-351-4900. — Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 29 June 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
  • SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
  • Great novels have delighted everyone except the author’s lightly disguised parents.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Definition of delight
Verb
  • The Atlanta and Marietta school districts want to limit screentime during the school day.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
  • That was the other major box left unchecked from Flight 12 that SpaceX wants to demonstrate on Flight 13.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
Definition of want
Verb
  • Pharmaceutical companies rely on IQVIA's data to design studies, identify patients, recruit trial participants, satisfy regulators, and increasingly train AI models.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 14 July 2026
  • The bánh cuốn đặc biệt — a combination plate with plain steamed rice sheets, sheets stuffed with ground pork and mushroom and pieces filled with shrimp — satisfied my internet FOMO cravings.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of satisfy
Verb
  • Employees who wish to enter into one should understand their company’s policy and speak with HR about any disclosure requirements.
    — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • For guests wishing to avoid the hubbub from Central Avenue and the pool, ask for a room at the north end of the hotel.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026
Definition of wish
Verb
  • That is fuel that, when burned, emits planet-warming gases into the atmosphere.
    — Alexa St. John, Fortune, 16 July 2026
  • Extreme rainfall events like this are becoming more common as planet-warming pollution drives temperatures higher, because warmer air holds more moisture – which storms can then wring out like a water-laden sponge in heavy, localized downpours.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Definition of warm
Verb
  • Eustaquio chooses to cross into a central area and Bosnia clear the ball, but the idea — to draw opponents out and create an overload in one area — was sound.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Vernon Vernon is known as the trail capital of British Columbia, and hikers, cyclists, and mountain bikers have hundreds of miles of trails to choose from.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
Definition of choose
Verb
  • Now, a new study on the diet of gray wolves suggests that the population regrowth is a result of the animals feasting on cattle, as their natural prey sources remain comparatively scarce.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • The 2023 Naperville North graduate has feasted as the leadoff hitter for Western Michigan.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Definition of feast
Verb
  • The buzz began to build inside Hard Rock Stadium, capacity 64,478, as the England crowd willed its side forward.
    — Russell Lewis, NPR, 11 July 2026
  • After the first hydration break, the Americans seemed to settle into the game and the partisan crowd at Lumen Field in Seattle began to will them back into the contest.
    — Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of will

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