please
To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
Example
“Her presentation pleased the executives.”
Other meanings
To desire; to will; to be pleased by.
“Just do as you please.”
Synonyms
- delight
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "placeō" (to please, to seem good).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “please” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.