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English word indicating politeness
Please is a word used in the English language to indicate politeness and respect while making a request. Derived from shortening the phrase "if you please"
Please
1963 studio album by the Beatles
Please Please Me is the debut studio album by English rock band the Beatles. Produced by George Martin, it was released in the United Kingdom on EMI's
Please_Please_Me
2024 single by Sabrina Carpenter
3:01 "Please Please Please" (clean) – 3:06 "Please Please Please" (sped up) – 2:32 "Please Please Please" (slowed down) – 3:30 "Please Please Please" (a
Please Please Please (Sabrina Carpenter song)
Please_Please_Please_(Sabrina_Carpenter_song)
Topics referred to by the same term
Please Please Please may refer to: Please Please Please (album), a 1958 album by James Brown "Please, Please, Please" (James Brown song) "Please Please
Please_Please_Please
2022 film by Amanda Kramer
Please Baby Please is a 2022 American musical drama film directed by Amanda Kramer, who co-wrote the screenplay with Noel David Taylor. It stars Andrea
Please_Baby_Please
1958 studio album by James Brown and the Famous Flames
Please Please Please is the debut studio album by the Famous Flames under the billing "James Brown and His Famous Flames", featuring the first album of
Please_Please_Please_(album)
Television series
Check, Please! is a multi-Emmy Award winning restaurant review program that began on Chicago's PBS member station WTTW in 2001. The format of the show
Check,_Please!
Process by which people are asked to respond to an invitation
French phrase "répondez s'il vous plaît", meaning "please respond" (literally "respond if it pleases you"). It is typically used to request confirmation
RSVP
2013 puzzle simulation video game
Papers, Please is a 2013 puzzle simulation video game by Lucas Pope, developed and published independently through his production company 3909 LLC. The
Papers,_Please
1956 single by James Brown and the Famous Flames
"Please, Please, Please" is a rhythm and blues song performed by James Brown and the Famous Flames. Written by Brown and Johnny Terry and released as a
Please, Please, Please (James Brown song)
Please,_Please,_Please_(James_Brown_song)
1963 song by the Beatles
"Please Please Me" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It was their second single in the United Kingdom, and their first in the United States
Please_Please_Me_(song)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up please in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Please is a usually polite expression of request. Please may also refer to: Please (Pet Shop Boys album)
Please_(disambiguation)
Topics referred to by the same term
Please Please Me is a 1963 album by the Beatles. Please Please Me may also refer to: "Please Please Me" (song), a 1963 song by the Beatles "Please Please
Please Please Me (disambiguation)
Please_Please_Me_(disambiguation)
American comedy troupe
Please Don't Destroy is an American comedy group in New York City composed of Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy, who began collaborating as
Please_Don't_Destroy
1979 single by Queen
double A-side single with original track "Please, Please". The release, titled "Don't Stop Me Now" / "Please, Please", was the first single from their third
Don't_Stop_Me_Now
American mockumentary sitcom (2005–2013)
Examples include a meme based on Michael exclaiming "No, god! No, God, please, no! No! No! Noooo!" upon seeing Toby in the season 5 episode "Frame Toby"
The Office (American TV series)
The_Office_(American_TV_series)
Australian and British actress, singer, model, and political activist (born 1983)
Holly Rachel Vukadinović (born 11 May 1983), known professionally as Holly Valance, is an Australian and British actress, singer, model, and a right-wing
Holly_Valance
1975 single by Olivia Newton-John
"Please Mr. Please" is a song written by Bruce Welch and John Rostill, both members of British pop singer Cliff Richard's backing band, The Shadows. Welch
Please_Mr._Please
Topics referred to by the same term
Pleasance may refer to: Pleasance Pendred (1864–1948), British women's rights activist and suffragette Pleasance Smith (1773–1877), English letter writer
Pleasance
2002 science fiction anime television series
Please Teacher! (Japanese: おねがい☆ティーチャー, Hepburn: Onegai Tīchā; Onegai ☆ Teacher) is a 2002 science fiction and romantic comedy anime television series
Please_Teacher!
Phrase used by Jeb Bush in 2016
"Please clap" was a phrase used by Jeb Bush on February 2, 2016 while campaigning in New Hampshire during the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries
Please_clap
Theatre and recreation complex
The Pleasance is a theatre, bar, sports and recreation complex in Edinburgh, Scotland, situated on a street of the same name. It is owned by the University
The_Pleasance
1984 song by The Smiths
"Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths. It was released on the B-side of the single "William, It Was
Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want
Please_Please_Please_Let_Me_Get_What_I_Want
British TV sitcom (ITV, 1968–1972)
Please Sir! is a British television sitcom created by John Esmonde and Bob Larbey and featuring actors John Alderton, Deryck Guyler, Penny Spencer, Joan
Please_Sir!
1976 short story collection by Raymond Carver
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? (1976) was the first major-press short-story collection by American writer Raymond Carver. Described by contemporary
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
Will_You_Please_Be_Quiet,_Please?
Surname list
Pleasence is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Angela Pleasence (1941–2026), British actress Donald Pleasence (1919–1995), British actor
Pleasence
Topics referred to by the same term
Number, Please may refer to: Number, Please (film), a 1931 British crime film Number, Please? (film), a 1920 American short comedy film Number Please (game
Number,_Please
1993 single by 12 Gauge
Miami bass influenced hits in the early to mid 1990s, "Dunkie Butt (Please Please Please)" was released in late 1993 and spent 21 weeks on the US Billboard
Dunkie Butt (Please Please Please)
Dunkie_Butt_(Please_Please_Please)
Topics referred to by the same term
Please Don't Go may refer to: "Please Don't Go" (2NE1 song), 2009 "Please Don't Go" (Boyz II Men song), 1992 "Please Don't Go" (Donald Peers song), a song
Please_Don't_Go
Australian politician (born 1954)
Curro asked her on 60 Minutes whether she was xenophobic. Hanson replied, "Please explain?" This response became a much-parodied catchphrase within Australian
Pauline_Hanson
1999 studio album by Ol' Dirty Bastard
Nigga Please (stylized as N☆☆★A pLeASe) is the second and final studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Ol' Dirty Bastard. It was released
Nigga_Please
2007 single by Rihanna
"Don't Stop the Music" is a song recorded by the Barbadian singer Rihanna for her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007). It was released worldwide on
Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song)
Don't_Stop_the_Music_(Rihanna_song)
English actor (1919–1995)
Donald Henry Pleasence (/ˈplɛzəns/; 5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995) was an English actor. He was known for his "bald head and intense, staring eyes
Donald_Pleasence
American pornographic film actress (1997–2022)
Montalbano (1997 or 1998 – March 11, 2022), known professionally as Angelina Please, was an American transgender pornographic film actress. A part of the adult
Angelina_Please
2024 studio album by Sabrina Carpenter
her first album with Island Records. Two singles, "Espresso" and "Please Please Please", preceded the album's release; both topped the Billboard Global
Short_n'_Sweet
African-American colloquial term
and has received criticism from parents and teachers. The phrase nigga, please, used in the 1970s by comics such as Paul Mooney as "a funny punctuation
Nigga
1987 single by Dwight Yoakam
"Please, Please Baby" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in November 1987 as the third single
Please,_Please_Baby
English writer, director, animator and illustrator (born 1984)
Michael Please (born 1984) is an English writer, director, animator and illustrator. An alumnus of the Royal College of Art (MA Animation) and the University
Mikey_Please
Japanese manga series
Please Put Them On, Takamine-san (Japanese: 履いてください、鷹峰さん, Hepburn: Haite Kudasai, Takamine-san) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuichi
Please Put Them On, Takamine-san
Please_Put_Them_On,_Takamine-san
Topics referred to by the same term
Smile Please may refer to: Smile Please (company), a Japanese production company Smile Please (2014 film), an Indian Odia film of 2014 Smile Please (2017
Smile_Please
2014 book by Amy Poehler
Yes Please is a 2014 book by American actress and television writer Amy Poehler. Poehler announced the book in January 2013. It was released on October
Yes_Please
English actress (1941–2026)
Angela Daphne Anne Pleasence (17 September 1941 – 6 April 2026) was an English actress. She was known for her roles in Coronation Street and Doctor Who
Angela_Pleasence
Japanese composer (born 1959)
Uematsu left Square Enix in 2004 and formed his own production company, Smile Please. He later founded the music production company and record label Dog Ear
Nobuo_Uematsu
4th episode of the 1st season of Pluribus
"Please, Carol" is the fourth episode of the American post-apocalyptic science fiction television series Pluribus. The episode was written by executive
Please,_Carol
2013 Indian film
Time Please is a Marathi romantic comedy drama film released on 26 July 2013. This film is directed by Sameer Vidwans and produced by Pratisaad Productions
Time_Please
Japanese video game executive (1959–2015)
spurred the creation of Internet memes; such memes include the phrase "please understand" which was often used by Iwata for delays or other negative news
Satoru_Iwata
2017 American film
Please Stand By is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by Ben Lewin and based on the 2008 short play of the same name by Michael Golamco, who also
Please_Stand_By
UK musical group
The Pleasers are an English power pop group. They were founded in 1977 in West London, England. Stephen Benham, Steve McNerney, Nick Powell and Dave Rotchelle
The_Pleasers
Indian web series
Four More Shots Please! is an Indian comedy-drama streaming television series on Amazon Prime Video directed by Anu Menon and Nupur Asthana. The series
Four_More_Shots_Please!
Tickets, Please! is a musical revue. It contains sketches by Sketches by Harry Herrmann, Edmund Rice, Jack Roche and Ted Luce, with music and lyrics by
Tickets,_Please!
Expression associated with police state functionaries
"Your papers, please" (or "papers, please") is an expression or trope associated with police state functionaries demanding identification from civilians
Your_papers,_please
Short film
Please Hold is a 2020 sci-fi dark comedy short film directed by K.D. Dávila. Mateo Torres, a young Latino man and fast food worker, is arrested by an autonomous
Please_Hold_(2020_film)
1967 studio album by the Rolling Stones
American version of Between the Buttons, which swaps "Back Street Girl" and "Please Go Home" for "Let's Spend the Night Together" and "Ruby Tuesday", is on
Between_the_Buttons
Japanese anime television series
Please Twins! (Japanese: おねがい☆ツインズ, Hepburn: Onegai Tsuinzu; Onegai ☆ Twins!) is a Japanese anime television series scripted by Yōsuke Kuroda and produced
Please_Twins!
2000 single by Eminem
chorus of the song interpolate the famous catchphrase "will the real _____ please stand up?" from the television game show To Tell the Truth. PopMatters described
The_Real_Slim_Shady
Album by the Beatles, released in Canada
T-6054) on 3 February 1964. It consists of songs mostly drawn from Please Please Me, their first LP released in the United Kingdom. This album, like
Twist_and_Shout_(album)
American comedian (1906–1998)
for his mastery of the "one-liner", his best known being "Take my wife... please". Youngman's routine consisted of telling simple one-liner jokes in an age
Henny_Youngman
Topics referred to by the same term
"May it please the court" is a formality used in legal proceedings; see Please § Origin and understanding and Appellate procedure in the United States
May It Please the Court (disambiguation)
May_It_Please_the_Court_(disambiguation)
American blues rock guitarist and singer (born 1951)
Gary Clark, Jr., a native of Austin, Texas. His 2019 recording, Baby, Please Come Home, was chosen as a 'Favorite Blues Album' by AllMusic. Vaughan performed
Jimmie_Vaughan
American actress and singer (1942–2013)
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Annette_Funicello
2025 album by Rose Gray
Louder, Please is the debut studio album by the English singer Rose Gray, released on 17 January 2025 through PIAS Recordings. She co-wrote the album with
Louder,_Please
American children's books illustrator and writer
(2005) — Charlotte Zolotow Commendation Time to Pee! (2003) Time to Say "Please"! (2005) You Can Never Find a Rickshaw When It Monsoons (2006) Elephant
Mo_Willems
Microsoft Windows games. This list has been split into multiple pages. Please use the Table of Contents to browse it. 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
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2019 single by Cardi B and Bruno Mars
"Please Me" is a song by American rapper Cardi B and American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars, released as a single by Atlantic Records on February 15, 2019
Please_Me
1945 film directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
Quiet Please! is a 1945 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 22nd Tom and Jerry short. It was produced by Fred Quimby, directed by William Hanna
Quiet_Please!
American radio quiz show
Information Please is an American radio quiz show, created by Dan Golenpaul, which aired on NBC from May 17, 1938, to April 22, 1951. The title was the
Information_Please
Australian comedy television series
Please Like Me is an Australian comedy-drama television series created by and starring Josh Thomas. Thomas also serves as a writer for every episode. The
Please_Like_Me
2023 film by Paul Briganti
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain is a 2023 American buddy comedy adventure film directed by Paul Briganti, produced by Judd Apatow
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
Please_Don't_Destroy:_The_Treasure_of_Foggy_Mountain
American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1999)
Awards. It produced the global number-one singles "Espresso" and "Please Please Please", the latter becoming her first to top the US Billboard Hot 100.
Sabrina_Carpenter
2015 science fiction short story
"Cat Pictures Please" is a 2015 science fiction short story by American writer Naomi Kritzer. It was first published in Clarkesworld Magazine. When an
Cat_Pictures_Please
American rapper (born 1994)
RAW (Real Ass Whores) in 2023, and separated soon after. Since Caresha Please debuted in 2022, the podcast episodes have accumulated over 50 million views
Yung_Miami
Limited/special/collectors' editions or AIB versions are not included. Please do not edit the tables to match your specific AIB model. The fields in the
List of Nvidia graphics processing units
List_of_Nvidia_graphics_processing_units
Topics referred to by the same term
Pretty Please may refer to: Pretty Please (album), album by Hector on Stilts 2000 "Pretty Please" (Dua Lipa song), 2020 "Pretty Please" (Hearts2Hearts
Pretty_Please
Places Please is an American variety show series that aired during primetime on the CBS Television Network from August 16, 1948, to May 24, 1949. Hosted
Places_Please
2004 surrealist viral video
a DVD titled "Android Music Videos Volume 1". One of the videos, titled Please, was re-uploaded to YouTube in 2009, by the user Creepyblog without context
I_Feel_Fantastic
1961 song by the Marvelettes
"Please Mr. Postman" is a song written by Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland and Robert Bateman. It was the debut single by
Please_Mr._Postman
American rock band
Music's weekly charts in a fluke of timing. Their second EP Remove Your Skin Please was released in November 2019, and the band released a compilation of both
Chat_Pile
is an index of DOS games. This list has been split into multiple pages. Please use the Table of Contents to browse it. 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
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English rock band (1960–1970)
third session a week later, which produced recordings of "Love Me Do", "Please Please Me" and "P.S. I Love You". Martin initially selected the Starr version
The_Beatles
Hacker jargon for computerised blinking lights
intelligencies. Otherwise you will be out thrown and kicked anderswhere! Also: please keep still and only watchen astaunished the blinkenlights. The Connection
Blinkenlights
2000 single by Jebediah
"Please Leave" is a song by Australian alternative rock band Jebediah. It was released on 13 March 2000 as the third and final single from the band's second
Please_Leave
related to rail transport that are currently scheduled to occur in 2026. Please be aware that the actual dates on which these events occur may differ substantially
2026_in_rail_transport
2022 South Korean television series
Fanletter Please (Korean: 팬레터를 보내주세요) is a South Korean television series starring Choi Soo-young, Yoon Park, and Shin Yeon-woo. It aired on MBC TV from
Fanletter,_Please!
1992 studio album by Happy Mondays
Yes Please! is the fourth studio album by British rock band Happy Mondays, released on 21 September 1992 through Factory Records. Following the non-album
Yes_Please!
1963 single by the Beatles
Kingdom as the B-side of their single "Please Please Me". It was also included on their 1963 debut album Please Please Me. It was written primarily by John
Ask_Me_Why
1997 studio album by The Pillows
Please Mr. Lostman is an album released by the Pillows on January 22, 1997. The albums title is a play on "Please Mr. Postman" by the Marvelettes. After
Please_Mr._Lostman
1999 single by Snoop Dogg featuring Xzibit and Nate Dogg
"Bitch Please", also known as "Trick Please" for the amended radio version, or "B**** Please" and "B Please" for clean versions, is a song by Snoop Dogg
Bitch_Please
1979 single by KC and the Sunshine Band
"Please Don't Go" is a song written by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch, then members of American disco and funk band KC and the Sunshine Band, and
Please Don't Go (KC and the Sunshine Band song)
Please_Don't_Go_(KC_and_the_Sunshine_Band_song)
Topics referred to by the same term
Please Stay may refer to: "Please Stay" (Burt Bacharach song), first recorded by The Drifters, 1961; covered by many "Please Stay" (Kylie Minogue song)
Please_Stay
1986 studio album by Pet Shop Boys
Please is the debut studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 24 March 1986 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom and by EMI America
Please_(Pet_Shop_Boys_album)
Japanese manga
Attention Please (アテンションプリーズ, Atenshon Purīzu) is a manga by Chieko Hosokawa about the training of flight attendants for Japan Airlines originally serialized
Attention_Please
Topics referred to by the same term
Quiet Please may refer to: Quiet, Please, an American fantasy and horror radio program Quiet Please (Big City Greens), an episode of Big City Greens Quiet
Quiet_Please
1990 studio album by MC Hammer
Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em is the third studio album by American rapper MC Hammer, released on February 12, 1990 by Capitol Records and EMI Records.
Please_Hammer_Don't_Hurt_'Em
2000 studio album by Fourplay
Yes, Please! is the sixth studio album of the jazz group Fourplay which was released by Warner Bros. Records in 2000. Fourplay Bob James – acoustic piano
Yes,_Please!
American musician (1933–2006)
blues vocal group founded by Bobby Byrd. With the hit ballads "Please, Please, Please" and "Try Me", Brown built a reputation as a dynamic live performer
James_Brown
1963 studio album by the Beatles
Parlophone, eight months after the release of the band's debut album, Please Please Me. Produced by George Martin, the album features eight original compositions
With_the_Beatles
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Timeline of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Timeline_of_the_2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine
Microsoft Windows games. This list has been split into multiple pages. Please use the Table of Contents to browse it. 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
Index_of_Windows_games_(A)
Microsoft Windows games. This list has been split into multiple pages. Please use the Table of Contents to browse it. 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N
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1956 film
Focus, Please! (Czech: Zaostřit, prosím!) is a Czech comedy film directed by Martin Frič. It was released in 1956. Jan Pivec as Posahal Josef Kemr as Prehrsle
Focus,_Please!
PLEASE
PLEASE
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pleased
Girl/Female
Tamil
Name of a Goddess, Contented, Satisfied, Pleased
Boy/Male
Tamil
Prasanna | பà¯à®°à®¸à®¨à¯à®¨à®¾
Cheerful, Pleased, Happy
Prasanna | பà¯à®°à®¸à®¨à¯à®¨à®¾
Boy/Male
Tamil
Celebrated or renowned, Much heard of, Famous, Pleased, Delighted, Happy, Son of Vasudeva (Brahma purana, Lord Vishnu
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vishruth | விஷà¯à®°à¯à®¤
Celebrated or renowned, Much heard of, Famous, Pleased, Delighted, Happy, Son of Vasudeva (Brahma purana, Lord Vishnu
Vishruth | விஷà¯à®°à¯à®¤
Girl/Female
Tamil
One who pleases others, Another name for Durga, Lord Shivas bull
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pleased, Satisfied, The souls ability to see
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pleased
Girl/Female
Tamil
Santhosi | ஸஂதோஸீÂ
Name of a Goddess, Contented, Satisfied, Pleased
Santhosi | ஸஂதோஸீÂ
Boy/Male
Tamil
Prinita | பரிணீதா
Pleased
Prinita | பரிணீதா
Boy/Male
Tamil
Manoranjan | மநோரஂஜந
One who pleases the mind
Manoranjan | மநோரஂஜந
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sampriya | ஸமà¯à®ªà¯à®°à¯€à®¯à®¾
Completely pleased, Satisfied
Sampriya | ஸமà¯à®ªà¯à®°à¯€à®¯à®¾
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sulalita | ஸà¯à®²à®²à®¿à®¤à®¾
Very pleasing, Greatly pleased or Happy
Sulalita | ஸà¯à®²à®²à®¿à®¤à®¾
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pleased
Boy/Male
Tamil
Prashanna | பà¯à®°à®·à®¨à®¨à®¾
Cheerful, Pleased, Happy
Prashanna | பà¯à®°à®·à®¨à®¨à®¾
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sulalitha | ஸà¯à®²à®²à¯€à®¤à®¾
Very pleasing, Greatly pleased or Happy
Sulalitha | ஸà¯à®²à®²à¯€à®¤à®¾
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pleased, Adorned
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pleased
Boy/Male
Tamil
Vishrut | விஷà¯à®°à¯à®¤
Celebrated or renowned, Much heard of, Famous, Pleased, Delighted, Happy, Son of Vasudeva (Brahma purana, Lord Vishnu
Vishrut | விஷà¯à®°à¯à®¤
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pleased
PLEASE
PLEASE
Girl/Female
Muslim
Friendly
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, French, German, Italian, Muslim, Swedish, Swiss
Jewel; Amber
Boy/Male
Tamil
Success in every work
Girl/Female
Muslim
Luck. Lottery.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Very silent
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Another Name of Lord Vishnu
Male
French
French form of Welsh Drystan, probably TRISTAN means "riot, tumult." The change in spelling is due to association with the French word triste, meaning "sad." In Arthurian legend, this was the name of a Knight of the Round Table. He was the son of Blancheflor and Rivalen (Isabelle and Meliodas in later versions), and the nephew of King Mark of Cornwall. He is the hero of the story Tristan and Iseult, in which he is sent to Ireland to fetch Isolde to wed the king but falls in love with her on their return.Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Burghfield in Berkshire or Burfield in Sussex. The first is named with Old English beorg ‘hill’ + feld ‘open country’. The second is from Old English burh ‘stronghold’, ‘fortified manor’ + feld.
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
Name of a kingdom.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Friendly
PLEASE
PLEASE
PLEASE
PLEASE
PLEASE
imp. & p. p.
of Please
n.
The act of pleasing highly; the state of being greatly pleased; delight.
n.
An agreement of affections or inclinations, or a conformity of natural temperament, which causes persons to be pleased, or in accord, with one another; as, there is perfect sympathy between them.
v. t.
To cause to relish anything, as if with a sauce; to tickle or gratify, as the palate; to please; to stimulate; hence, to cover, mingle, or dress, as if with sauce; to make an application to.
v. t.
To help on by indulgence or compliant treatment; to soothe; to gratify; to please.
n.
To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like; as, to love books; to love adventures.
a.
To assent to; to comply with; to gratify; to humor by compliance; to please with blandishments or soft words; to flatter.
v. t.
To bind by some favor rendered; to place under a debt; hence, to do a favor to; to please; to gratify; to accommodate.
n.
One who pleases or gratifies.
v. i.
To please; to gain reception; to succeed.
v. t.
To please; to gratify; to make joyous.
v. t.
To delight; to please greatly.
adv.
In a manner to please, or to excite love.
n.
One whose motive is to please men or the world, rather than God.
n.
Anything which pleases the senses, and is also costly, or difficult to obtain; an expensive rarity; as, silks, jewels, and rare fruits are luxuries; in some countries ice is a great luxury.
a.
Earnest in endeavors; aiming sedulously; attentive; observant; diligent; -- usually followed by an infinitive or by of; as, be studious to please; studious to find new friends and allies.
v. t.
To please; -- chiefly used impersonally.
v. t.
To please exceedingly.
v. t.
To please; to make content; as, he is well suited with his place; to suit one's taste.
v. i.
To be willing; to be inclined or disposed; to be pleased; to wish; to desire.