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Please Meaning, Usage & Examples (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：polite request (please)

please 🔊

/pliːz/

verb/interj.

A word you use to ask for something politely, like adding a friendly smile to your request.

polite request 🔊

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/pəˈlaɪt rɪˈkwest/

verb/interj.

Used as a polite interjection or adverb to make a request or command more courteous.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'placere' (to please) via Old French 'plaisir'.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of 'PLEASE' as 'Politely Let Every Answer Sound Excellent' to recall its role in making requests kinder.

📖 Example

Could you please pass me the salt? 🔊 Could you politely hand me the salt?

🔗 Collocations

please and thank you – Basic polite expressions used in requests and acknowledgments

say please – To insist on polite language

if you please – A formal variant of please

🔄 Synonyms

kindly (adv.) – Used to make a request more polite, often in formal contexts.

pray (adv.) – Archaic or formal synonym for please, used in very polite requests.

🚫 Antonyms

demandingly (adv.) – In a manner that shows lack of politeness.

rudely (adv.) – In an impolite way, opposite of using please.

📖 Cultural Story

The polite interjection 'please' originated from the 14th-century phrase 'if you please', a shortening of 'if it pleases you'. Over time, it evolved into a standard marker of politeness.

Meaning 2：make happy (please)

please 🔊

/pliːz/

verb/interj.

To make someone feel happy or satisfied by doing something they like.

make happy 🔊

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/meɪk ˈhæpi/

verb/interj.

To give pleasure or satisfaction to someone; to make someone feel good or content.

📁 Category：Emotions & Feelings 🔖 Level：intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

I chose this song because I thought it would please my best friend. 🔊 I selected this song because I believed it would make my best friend happy.

🔗 Collocations

please the audience – To make the audience happy or satisfied

please oneself – To do what one wants instead of following rules

hard to please – Difficult to satisfy; having high standards

🔄 Synonyms

satisfy (v.) – To meet the expectations or desires of someone.

gratify (v.) – To give someone pleasure or satisfaction, often related to a desire.

delight (v.) – To cause great pleasure or joy.

🚫 Antonyms

displease (v.) – To cause annoyance or dissatisfaction.

annoy (v.) – To make someone slightly angry or irritated.

offend (v.) – To cause someone to feel upset or insulted.

🌱 Derivatives

pleasure (n.) – A feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment.

pleasant (adj.) – Giving a sense of happy satisfaction and enjoyment.