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Other forms: pleased; pleasing; pleases

To please someone is to give them pleasure or to make them happy. This is also a word for polite requests like, "Could you please pass the milk?"

Have you ever been asked "What's the magic word"? It's please, a small word that makes any request more polite. Saying please is sure to please just about everyone, although different things please different people. Turning in your homework on time will please your teachers, while a good belly rub and some extra treats will please your dog.

Definitions of please

1. verb

   give pleasure to or be pleasing to
   “These colors please the senses”

   “a pleasing sensation”

   synonyms: delight

   antonyms:

   displease

   give displeasure to

   types:

   endear

   make attractive or lovable

   delight, enchant, enrapture, enthral, enthrall, ravish, transport

   hold spellbound

   type of:

   gratify, satisfy

   make happy or satisfied
2. verb

   give satisfaction
   “The waiters around her aim to please”

   synonyms:

   delight

   give pleasure to or be pleasing to

   type of:

   gratify, satisfy

   make happy or satisfied
3. verb

   be the will of or have the will (to)
   “he could do many things if he pleased”

   type of:

   care, like, wish

   prefer or wish to do something
4. adverb

   used in polite request
   “please pay attention”