please

please is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /pliːz/

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• Homophone(s): pleas

Adverb

Positive please

Comparative none

Superlative none

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