Meaning

2 senses
  1. (ambitransitive)To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.

    Her presentation pleased the executives.

    I'm pleased to see you've been behaving yourself.

    gefallen, rechtmachen

    ра́доватьrádovatʹ, угожда́тьugoždátʹ, нра́витьсяnrávitʹsja

    годи́тиhodýty, догоджа́тиdohodžáty

    give pleasure to or be pleasing to

  2. (ergative, intransitive)To desire; to will; to be pleased by.

    Just do as you please.

    He doesn't think, he just says whatever he pleases.

    belieben

    be the will of or have the will (to)

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

  2. Would you please open the window?

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

    deWürden Sie bitte das Fenster aufmachen? — Dejo

  3. May I have the check, please?

    Будь ласка, чи можу я отримати рахунок? — ChickenKiev

    ruПринесите счёт, пожалуйста. — marafon

    deZahlen bitte. — Hans07

  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

  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

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to make happy or satisfy:
Русский
By meaning 1
to make happy or satisfy:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to make happy or satisfy:
to desire; to will; to be pleased by:

Origin

From Middle English plesen, plaisen, borrowed from Old French plaise, conjugated form of p

From Middle English plesen, plaisen, borrowed from Old French plaise, conjugated form of plaisir or plaire, from Latin placeō (“to please, to seem good”), from the Proto-Indo-European *pleHk- (“pleasingness, permission”). In this sense, displaced native Old English līcian, whence Modern English like.

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Forms

pleases, pleasing, pleased, pleased
Base formplease · to please
3rd person singularpleases
Present participlepleasing
Past simplepleased
Past participlepleased

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyplease
he, she, itpleases

Past simpleLesson

all personspleased

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pleased
he, she, ithas pleased

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill please

Synonyms

72 synonyms

Antonyms

69 antonyms

Word family

17 related words

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
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