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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 | ||
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