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Pleace (verb)
obsolete spelling of please
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Pleace (noun)
obsolete spelling of place
“I’m not to leave this pleace. — w|Oliver Goldsmith”
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Please (verb)
To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
“Her presentation pleased the executives.”
“I’m pleased to see you’ve been behaving yourself.”
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Please (verb)
To desire; to will; to be pleased by.
“Just do as you please.”
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Please (adverb)
Used to make a polite request.
“Please, pass the bread.”
“Would you please sign this form?”
“Could you tell me the time, please?”
“May I take your order, please?”
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Please (adverb)
Used as an affirmative to an offer.
“—May I help you? —Please.”
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Please (adverb)
An expression of annoyance or impatience.
“Oh, please, do we have to hear that again?”
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Please (adverb)
Said as a request to repeat information. [http://www.daredictionary.com/view/dare/ID_00044218 Dictionary of American Regional English]
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Please (verb)
cause to feel happy and satisfied
“it pleased him to be seen with someone in the news”
“he arranged a fishing trip to please his son”
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Please (verb)
give satisfaction
“she was quiet and eager to please”
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Please (verb)
satisfy aesthetically
“he was wearing a buttonhole that did not quite please the eye”
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Please (verb)
take only one’s own wishes into consideration in deciding how to act or proceed
“this is the first time in ages that I can just please myself”
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Please (verb)
wish or desire to do something
“feel free to wander around as you please”
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Please (verb)
it is someone’s choice to do something
“instead of attending the meeting, it pleased him to go off hunting”
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Please (adverb)
used in polite requests or questions
“please address letters to the Editor”
“what type of fish is this, please?”
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Please (adverb)
used to add urgency and emotion to a request
“please, please come home!”
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Please (adverb)
used to agree politely to a request
“‘May I ring you at home?’ ‘Please do.’”
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Please (adverb)
used in polite or emphatic acceptance of an offer
“‘Would you like a drink?’ ‘Yes, please.’”
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Please (adverb)
used to ask someone to stop doing something of which the speaker disapproves
“Rita, please—people are looking”
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Please (adverb)
used to express incredulity or irritation
“Oh please, is that meant to be a serious argument?”