English adverb: please | |||
1. | please used in polite request | ||
Samples | Please pay attention. | ||
English verb: please | |||
1. | please (emotion) give pleasure to or be pleasing to | ||
Samples | These colors please the senses. A pleasing sensation. | ||
Examples | The good news will please her, The performance is likely to please Sue | ||
Synonyms | delight | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gratify, satisfy | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | delight, enchant, endear, enrapture, enthral, enthrall, ravish, transport | ||
Cause | like, like | ||
Verb group | please | ||
Antonyms | displease | ||
2. | please (emotion) be the will of or have the will (to) | ||
Samples | He could do many things if he pleased. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | care, like, wish | ||
3. | please (emotion) give satisfaction | ||
Samples | The waiters around her aim to please. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gratify, satisfy | ||
Verb group | delight, please | ||