Meaning

3 senses

  1. (often)Used as an affirmative to an offer.

    Near-synonym: thank you

    May I help you? —(Yes,) please.

    bitte, gerne, bitte

    пожа́луйстаpožálujsta, прошу́prošú, бу́дьте добры́búdʹte dobrý

    будь ла́скаbudʹ láska, прошу́prošú

  2. An expression of annoyance, impatience, or exasperation.

    Oh, please, do we have to hear that again?

    So it's safe to let a 10-year-old use a gun? Please.

    bitte

  3. (Cincinnati)Said as a request to repeat information.

    Customer while ordering: Can I get a [unintelligible]? Restaurant employee: Please?

Examples

13086 sentences

  1. Could you call again later, please?

    Ти не міг біг передзвонити пізніше, будь ласка? — deniko

    ruНе могли бы вы перезвонить позже? — paul_lingvo

    deKönntest du bitte später zurückrufen? — MUIRIEL

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  2. Would you please open the window?

    Ти не міг би відчинити вікно, будь ласка? — deniko

    deWürden Sie bitte das Fenster aufmachen? — Dejo

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  3. May I have the check, please?

    Будь ласка, чи можу я отримати рахунок? — ChickenKiev

    ruПринесите счёт, пожалуйста. — marafon

    deZahlen bitte. — Hans07

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  4. Would you speak more slowly, please?

    Ти не міг би говорити повільніше, будь ласка? — deniko

    ruМогли бы Вы говорить помедленнее, пожалуйста? — papersaltserver

    deWürdest du bitte langsamer sprechen? — MikeMolto

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  5. I'd like some more bread, please.

    Будь ласка, ще хліба. — ascolto

    ruБудьте добры, можно ещё хлеба? — marafon

    deIch hätte gerne noch etwas Brot. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
interjection to make a polite request:
Русский
By meaning 1
interjection to make a polite request:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
affirmative to an offer:

Origin

Short for if you please, an intransitive, ergative form taken from if it please you which

Short for if you please, an intransitive, ergative form taken from if it please you which is a calque of French s'il vous plaît, which replaced pray. If it please you is a present subjunctive form, but most current uses of please are not parsed that way.

Semantic loan from German bitte (“please; excuse me”).

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Forms

Synonyms

9 synonyms
pardonA1whatA1thank youpardon meexcuse mesay againcome againwhat's thatbeg pardon

Collocations

12 patterns
  • please tell
  • please give
  • please let
  • please come
  • please turn
  • please feel free
  • please show
  • please put
  • please make sure
  • pleased with the
  • please take
  • please help

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pleasantA2pleasantlyB1pleasantrypleaserpleasurableC1pleasureA1
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