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Definition von please

Häufigkeit

please

(pliːz )
Wortformen:3rd person singular present tense pleases , present participle pleasing , past tense, past participle pleased
1. Adverb
You say please when you are politely asking or inviting someone to do something.
[politeness]
Can you help us please?
Would you please open the door?
Please come in.
'May I sit here?'—'Please do.'
Can we have the bill please?
2. Adverb
You say please when you are accepting something politely.
[formulae]
'Tea?'—'Yes, please.'
'You want an apple with your cheese?'—'Please.'
3. Konvention
You can say please to indicate that you want someone to stop doing something or stop speaking. You would say this if, for example, what they are doing or saying makes you angry or upset.
[feelings]
Please, Mary, this is all so unnecessary.
Isabella. Please. I don't have time for this.
4. Konvention
You can say please in order to attract someone's attention politely. Children in particular say 'please' to attract the attention of a teacher or other adult.
[mainly British, politeness]
Please sir, can we have some more?
Please, Miss Smith, a moment.
5. Verb
If someone or something pleases you, they make you feel happy and satisfied.
More than anything, I want to please you. [VERB noun]
Much of the food pleases rather than excites. [VERB]
It pleased him to talk to her. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
6. 
as you please/whatever you please
7. 
as you please
8. 
if you please
9. 
if you please
10. 
please yourself
11.  please God
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Häufigkeit

please in American

(pliz ; plēz)
Verb transitivWortformen:pleased or ˈpleasing
1. 
to be agreeable to; give pleasure to; satisfy
2. 
to be the will or wish of
it pleased him to remain
Verb intransitiv
3. 
to be agreeable; give pleasure; satisfy
to aim to please
4. 
to have the will or wish; like [to do as one pleases]
also used passively
you are pleased to scoff
▶ USAGE: Please is also used for politeness in requests or commands to mean “be obliging enough (to)” [please sit down]
Redewendungen:
if you please
please God
please oneself
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Abgeleitete Formen
pleaser (ˈpleaser)
  Substantiv
Wortherkunft von please
ME plaisen < MFr plaisir < L placere, to please, akin to placidus, gentle, mild, placare, to calm, soothe < IE *plāk-, flat, smooth < base *plā- > plain1
Häufigkeit

please in British

(pliːz )
Verb
1. 
to give satisfaction, pleasure, or contentment to (a person); make or cause (a person) to be glad
2. 
to be the will of or have the will (to)
if it pleases you
the court pleases
3.  if you please
4.  pleased with
5.  please oneself
Adverb
6. (sentence modifier)
used in making polite requests and in pleading, asking for a favour, etc
please don't tell the police where I am
7.  yes please
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Abgeleitete Formen
pleasable (ˈpleasable)
  Adjektiv
pleased
  Adjektiv
pleasedly (ˈpliːzɪdlɪ )
  Adverb
pleaser (ˈpleaser)
  Substantiv
Wortherkunft von please
C14 plese, from Old French plaisir, from Latin placēre to please, satisfy

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He was pleased to help me out. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Both sides were pleased to get back to matters on the pitch. The Sun (2016)It would seem strange not to say please or thank you. Times, Sunday Times (2016)He also painted a picture of a shady figure who spent his time as he pleased. Times, Sunday Times (2016)You know he is dangerous so please don't give him another chance. The Sun (2017)And as for those ridiculous celebrations after scoring a goal, please stop. The Sun (2016)If so, please come forward and talk to us. Times, Sunday Times (2016)I was pleased to make an impact. The Sun (2016)As far Copenhagen, they were rather pleased too. Times, Sunday Times (2016)It evidently rather pleased him to hear that he was going away. Frances Hodgson Burnett Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886)Please make a note of the reference number you are given. The Sun (2014)Would the beautiful and vapid please stop getting robbed? Times, Sunday Times (2016)She must have been wanting to please me by saying that. Times, Sunday Times (2012)The more enlightened males of the time were equally pleased. Times, Sunday Times (2010)It is pleasing to come away from home and get a clean sheet. The Sun (2014)Would you please tell us how we can live in real misery? Christianity Today (2000)Please help me solve an exam problem. Times, Sunday Times (2015)Most sites require advance booking and may require advance payment so please make sure to check. The Sun (2016)Take it one step at a time and please let me know how you get on. Times, Sunday Times (2013)Please tell your husband to stop being embarrassed and go to the doctor! The Sun (2013)Think rather how pleased you might be to find a safe bank deposit account that pays that amount of interest. Times, Sunday Times (2010)He says please and thank you. The Sun (2016)Can they please come here faster? Times, Sunday Times (2014)The train a dark rush under rain not last not die my father please oh please give me the get there soon. The Times Literary Supplement (2010)Can you pull off to the side please, sir? Times, Sunday Times (2007)The result is a singular exhibition, which demands attention rather than pleases the eye. The Times Literary Supplement (2011)We were really pleased for Chopper to score against his old team. The Sun (2007)Well, please will you give him this from me? The Sun (2013)Mr. Darcy seemed much pleased with the attention. Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice (1813)He said: 'I am pleased with the performance. The Sun (2012)He added: 'I am really pleased about that. The Sun (2012)Please sir, can I have some more? The Sun (2014)

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Übersetzungen für please

Britisches Englisch: please VERB
If someone or something pleases you, they make you feel happy and satisfied.
More than anything, I want to please you.
He was pleased with the idea.
  • Amerikanisches Englisch: please
  • Brasilianisches Portugiesisch: agradar
  • Chinesisch: 使高兴
  • Europäisches Spanisch: complacer
  • Französisch: faire plaisir à
  • Deutsch: zufriedenstellen
  • Italienisch: far piacere a
  • Japanisch: 喜ばせる
  • Koreanisch: 기쁘게 하다
  • Europäisches Portugiesisch: agradar
  • Spanisch: complacer
Britisches Englisch: please! /pliːz/ INTERJECTION
You say please! when you are politely asking or inviting someone to do something.
  • Amerikanisches Englisch: please!
  • Arabisch: أَرْجُوك
  • Brasilianisches Portugiesisch: por favor!
  • Chinesisch: 有请!
  • Kroatisch: molim!
  • Tschechisch: prosím!
  • Dänisch: vær så venlig at
  • Niederländisch: alstublieft!
  • Europäisches Spanisch: ¡por favor!
  • Finnisch: olkaa hyvä!
  • Französisch: s’il vous plaît !
  • Deutsch: bitte!
  • Griechisch: παρακαλώ!
  • Italienisch: prego!
  • Japanisch: お願い!
  • Koreanisch: 제발!
  • Norwegisch: Vær så snill!
  • Polnisch: proszę!
  • Europäisches Portugiesisch: por favor!
  • Rumänisch: te rog!
  • Russisch: пожалуйста!
  • Spanisch: ¡por favor!
  • Schwedisch: snälla!
  • Thai: กรุณา
  • Türkisch: lütfen!
  • Ukrainisch: будь ласка!
  • Vietnamesisch: làm ơn!

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  • please God
  • please oneself

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  • please God
  • yes please
  • please yourself
  • please oneself
  • as you please

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