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adverb
1.
Used in polite request.
verb
(past & past part. pleased; pres. part. pleasing)
1.
Give pleasure to or be pleasing to.  Synonym: delight.  "A pleasing sensation"
2.
Be the will of or have the will (to).
3.
Give satisfaction.



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go-as-you-please
hard to please
hard-to-please
pleaser


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"Please" Quotes from Famous Books



... replied Mr. Grimm. "If the noise aroused any one else please assure them that there's nothing the matter. And you might inform Madame Boissegur that the ambassador will return home to-morrow. ...
— Elusive Isabel • Jacques Futrelle
... "this is foolish, and I must not listen. I beg you to get up; I know it is late. Please to ask Nonna what's o'clock. ...
— The Fool Errant • Maurice Hewlett
... where we passed the first night, from what attraction I cannot imagine. I am just as anxious to get into the country. I would hate the dull round of this little place; I prefer solitude where I can do as I please without being observed. Here we are as well known by people we never before heard of as ...
— A Confederate Girl's Diary • Sarah Morgan Dawson
... that the time here doesn't count at home,' said Philip, 'what is it, please, that ...
— The Magic City • Edith Nesbit
... "Please do not thank me," returned Elizabeth smiling; her eyes were very bright, and there was a warm flush on her face, which made her look young and handsome. "It is my greatest pleasure to sing; I believe if I had nothing else to do I should waste ...
— Herb of Grace • Rosa Nouchette Carey


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