pleased; pleasing
1
: to afford or give pleasure or satisfaction
is aways eager to please
3
archaic : to have the kindness
Will you please to enter the carriage?—
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
1
: to give pleasure to : gratify
My family was pleased by our decision.
2
: to be the will or pleasure of
may it please Your Majesty
1
Please come in.
2
"Would you like some tea?" "Please."
3
You believe that? Oh, please!
Synonyms of please
Examples of please in a Sentence
Verb He joined the football team to please his father. Her parents were pleased by her decision. It pleases me to know that you liked the gift. They're very hard to please.
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Randee Dawn, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026 This easy, crowd-pleasing dinner will have your kids begging for it again week after week. —Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026 Naturally, during the 113 years those bells have hung in Mitchell Tower, there have been Hyde Park residents asking if these (expletive) change ringers would please stop. —Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 23 Dec. 2021 See All Example Sentences for please
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Verb
Again, Brunello was a man at ease in his surroundings, pleased to share the docufilm about his life and philosophies. —Randee Dawn, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026 This easy, crowd-pleasing dinner will have your kids begging for it again week after week. —Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
There’s real range, and a please-all approach, plus an upbeat, frivolous atmosphere that makes this feel like the perfect place for a party. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026 Naturally, during the 113 years those bells have hung in Mitchell Tower, there have been Hyde Park residents asking if these (expletive) change ringers would please stop. —Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 23 Dec. 2021 See All Example Sentences for please
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