Analysis Complete

please

/ please /
verb/adverb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
"These colors please the senses"
"a pleasing sensation"
Opposites:
displease
Type of:
satisfy gratify
Kinds of:
endear enchant enrapture transport enthrall
Derived:
joy delight pleasure delectation pleasance
Causes:
like
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 2
give satisfaction
"The waiters around her aim to please"
Type of:
satisfy gratify
Verb group:
delight
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
be the will of or have the will (to)
"he could do many things if he pleased"
Type of:
wish care like
Derived:
pleasure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
adverb Sense 4
used in polite request
"please pay attention"
Semantic Complexity
38%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

satisfy gratify endear enchant enrapture transport enthrall displease wish care like