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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To give enjoyment, pleasure, or satisfaction to; make glad or contented.

v. To be the will or desire of: May it please the court to admit this firearm as evidence.

verb-intransitive. To give satisfaction or pleasure; be agreeable: waiters who try hard to please.

verb-intransitive. To have the will or desire; wish: Do as you please. Sit down, if you please.

ad. If it is your desire or pleasure; if you please. Used in polite requests: Please stand back. Pay attention, please.

ad. Yes. Used in polite affirmative replies to offers: May I help you? Please.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

ad. Used to make a polite request.

ad. Used as an affirmative to an offer.

ad. An expression of annoyance or impatience.

v. To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure.

v. To desire; to will; to be pleased.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to satisfy.

v. To have or take pleasure in; hence, to choose; to wish; to desire; to will.

v. To be the will or pleasure of; to seem good to; -- used impersonally.

verb-intransitive. To afford or impart pleasure; to excite agreeable emotions.

verb-intransitive. To have pleasure; to be willing, as a matter of affording pleasure or showing favor; to vouchsafe; to consent.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To be agreeable to; suit; satisfy; seem good to: used impersonally, and followed by an object, originally dative, of the person: same as like, I.

To excite agreeable sensations or emotions in; impart satisfaction, gratification, pleasure, or delight to; gratify; content.

To think fit or have the complaisance or kindness; condescend; be good enough; be so kind as: an expression of courtesy, often used ironically.

Synonyms To rejoice, gladden, make glad.

To like; choose; think fit: as, do as you please.

To give pleasure; win approval.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

ad. used in polite request

v. give satisfaction

v. be the will of or have the will (to)

v. give pleasure to or be pleasing to

Word Usage

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Equivalent

to be pleased with

Antonym

pain offend anger disgust grieve displease

Verb Form

pleased pleases pleasing

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

satisfy gratify wish care like

Cross Reference

elate gladden to be pleased in please the pigs to be pleased

Form

nigga please pretty please

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

wish desire will vouchsafe consent pleasure take delight oblige charm

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Abdulaziz Annamese Aziz Balinese Beas Belize Bes Burmese Cadiz Cantonese

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Design Memes

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

agreeable amuse curious cheerful graceful hear make enumerate print follow