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  PLEASE, v.  To lay the foundation for a superstructure of imposition.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Please \Please\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pleased; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Pleasing.] [OE. plesen, OF. plaisir, fr. L. placere, akin
     to placare to reconcile. Cf. Complacent, Placable,
     Placid, Plea, Plead, Pleasure.]
     1. To give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or
        emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to
        satisfy.
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              I pray to God that it may plesen you. --Chaucer.
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              What next I bring shall please thee, be assured.
                                                    --Milton.
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     2. To have or take pleasure in; hence, to choose; to wish; to
        desire; to will.
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              Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he. --Ps.
                                                    cxxxv. 6.
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              A man doing as he wills, and doing as he pleases,
              are the same things in common speech. --J. Edwards.
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     3. To be the will or pleasure of; to seem good to; -- used
        impersonally. ``It pleased the Father that in him should
        all fullness dwell.'' --Col. i. 19.
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              To-morrow, may it please you.         --Shak.
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     To be pleased in or To be pleased with, to have
        complacency in; to take pleasure in.
  
     To be pleased to do a thing, to take pleasure in doing it;
        to have the will to do it; to think proper to do it.
        --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Please \Please\, v. i.
     1. To afford or impart pleasure; to excite agreeable
        emotions.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              What pleasing scemed, for her now pleases more.
                                                    --Milton.
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              For we that live to please, must please to live.
                                                    --Johnson.
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     2. To have pleasure; to be willing, as a matter of affording
        pleasure or showing favor; to vouchsafe; to consent.
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              Heavenly stranger, please to taste
              These bounties.                       --Milton.
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              That he would please 8give me my liberty. --Swift.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Please \Please\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pleased; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Pleasing.] [OE. plesen, OF. plaisir, fr. L. placere, akin
     to placare to reconcile. Cf. Complacent, Placable,
     Placid, Plea, Plead, Pleasure.]
     1. To give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or
        emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to
        satisfy.
  
              I pray to God that it may plesen you. --Chaucer.
  
              What next I bring shall please thee, be assured.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     2. To have or take pleasure in; hence, to choose; to wish; to
        desire; to will.
  
              Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he. --Ps.
                                                    cxxxv. 6.
  
              A man doing as he wills, and doing as he pleases,
              are the same things in common speech. --J. Edwards.
  
     3. To be the will or pleasure of; to seem good to; -- used
        impersonally. ``It pleased the Father that in him should
        all fullness dwell.'' --Col. i. 19.
  
              To-morrow, may it please you.         --Shak.
  
     To be pleased in or with, to have complacency in; to take
        pleasure in.
  
     To be pleased to do a thing, to take pleasure in doing it;
        to have the will to do it; to think proper to do it.
        --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Please \Please\, v. i.
     1. To afford or impart pleasure; to excite agreeable
        emotions.
  
              What pleasing scemed, for her now pleases more.
                                                    --Milton.
  
              For we that live to please, must please to live.
                                                    --Johnson.
  
     2. To have pleasure; to be willing, as a matter of affording
        pleasure or showing favor; to vouchsafe; to consent.
  
              Heavenly stranger, please to taste These bounties.
                                                    --Milton.
  
              That he would please 8give me my liberty. --Swift.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  please
       adv : used in polite request; "please pay attention"
       v 1: give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the
            senses"; "a pleasing sensation" [syn: delight] [ant: displease]
       2: be the will of or have the will (to); "he could do many
          things if he pleased"
       3: give satisfaction; "The waiters around her aim to please"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  please
     Αγγλικά interj.
     σε (ή σας) παρακαλώ!
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 ευχαριστώ κάποιον, τον κάνω να νιώσει όμορφα, τον ικανοποιώ
     2 επιθυμώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  please
     alt.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
     adv.
     1 (non-gloss definition: Used to make a polite request.)
     2 (non-gloss definition: Used as an affirmative to an offer.)
     3 (non-gloss definition: An expression of annoyance or impatience.)
     alt.
     1 (non-gloss definition: Used to make a polite request.)
     2 (non-gloss definition: Used as an affirmative to an offer.)
     3 (non-gloss definition: An expression of annoyance or impatience.)
     interj.
     (lb en Cincinnati) (non-gloss definition: Said as a request to repeat
  information.)<ref
  name="dareyou">[http://www.daredictionary.com/view/dare/ID_00044218
  Dictionary of American Regional English]</ref>

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  please
     alt.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
     adv.
     1 (non-gloss definition: Used to make a polite request.)
     2 (non-gloss definition: Used as an affirmative to an offer.)
     3 (non-gloss definition: An expression of annoyance or impatience.)
     alt.
     1 (non-gloss definition: Used to make a polite request.)
     2 (non-gloss definition: Used as an affirmative to an offer.)
     3 (non-gloss definition: An expression of annoyance or impatience.)
     interj.
     (lb en Cincinnati) (non-gloss definition: Said as a request to repeat
  information.)<ref
  name="dareyou">[http://www.daredictionary.com/view/dare/ID_00044218
  Dictionary of American Regional English]</ref>

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  please
     alt.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
     adv.
     1 (non-gloss definition: Used to make a polite request.)
     2 (non-gloss definition: Used as an affirmative to an offer.)
     3 (non-gloss definition: An expression of annoyance or impatience.)
     alt.
     1 (non-gloss definition: Used to make a polite request.)
     2 (non-gloss definition: Used as an affirmative to an offer.)
     3 (non-gloss definition: An expression of annoyance or impatience.)
     interj.
     (lb en Cincinnati) (non-gloss definition: Said as a request to repeat
  information.)<ref
  name="dareyou">[http://www.daredictionary.com/view/dare/ID_00044218
  Dictionary of American Regional English]</ref>

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  please
     alt.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive) To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
     adv.
     1 (non-gloss definition: Used to make a polite request.)
     2 (non-gloss definition: Used as an affirmative to an offer.)
     3 (non-gloss definition: An expression of annoyance or impatience.)
     alt.
     1 (non-gloss definition: Used to make a polite request.)
     2 (non-gloss definition: Used as an affirmative to an offer.)
     3 (non-gloss definition: An expression of annoyance or impatience.)
     interj.
     (lb en Cincinnati) (non-gloss definition: Said as a request to repeat
  information.)<ref
  name="dareyou">[http://www.daredictionary.com/view/dare/ID_00044218
  Dictionary of American Regional English]</ref>

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  please
     Englanti interj.
     kiitos, ole hyvä (''kun pyydetään jtk'')
     Englanti vb.
     miellyttää, ilahduttaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  please
     Engelska interj.
     uttrycker en vilja av att få som "jag" vill; kom igen,
  snälla
     Engelska vb.
     1 behaga, tillfredsställa
     2 (tagg: text=endast såsom imperativ) snälla; vara god/vänlig/snäll
  (och) ...

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  please /plˈiːz/
  1. asjoublief, asseblief, belief
  2. behaag

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Please /plˈiːz/
  رجاء

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  please //pliz// //pliːz// 
  1. моля
  affirmative to an offer
  2. мо́ля
  interjection to make a polite request

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  please //pliz// //pliːz// 
  доставям удоволствие
  to make happy or satisfy