please

please is part of the Basic English 850.

please is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

please

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pliːz/
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Homophones

• pleas

Interjection

Interjection please

1. We say "please" when we want to ask someone politely to do something.

   Pass the salt, please.

Related words and phrases

• pretty please

Verb

Plain form please

Third-person singular pleases

Past tense pleased

Past participle pleased

Present participle pleasing

1. Someone pleases someone else when they do what that person likes or wants.

   Giving her these flowers will please her.

Related words

• pleasant
• pleasure