please
🇺🇸
/pliːz/
🇬🇧
/pliːz/
interjection
A1
A polite word used when asking for something or telling someone to do something.
Please help me with this task.
A1
Used to make a request or statement stronger.
Please be careful with that.
A1
A polite way to say yes when offered something.
Would you like some tea? Please.
R
Used to ask someone to stop bad behavior.
Please stop making that noise.
R
Used to show you think what someone said is silly.
Oh please, that's not true.
verb
A2
To make someone happy or satisfied.
I want to please my teacher with good work.
R
To want, choose, or like to do something.
You can leave whenever you please.
translation
A polite word used when asking for something or telling someone to do something.; Used to make a request or statement stronger.; A polite way to say yes when offered something.; Used to ask someone to stop bad behavior.; Used to show you think what someone said is silly.
To make someone happy or satisfied.; To want, choose, or like to do something.
Word Forms
3rd Present
pleases
Past
pleased
Perfect
pleased
Progressive
pleasing