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please

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpliːz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pliz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(plēz)

Inflections of 'please' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
pleases
v 3rd person singular
pleasing
v pres p
pleased
v past
pleased
v past p

Collocations for "please"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "please" in context.

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please

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adv
  1. please [do not, don't]
  2. please note that
  3. please [contact, call me back] (immediately)
  4. please [select, choose] (one of the following)
  5. please call [ahead of time, before coming, to make an appointment]
  6. please be [patient, advised, aware, careful]
  7. please [help yourself, make yourself at home]
  8. please log in to
  9. please make sure that
  10. please provide your [name, address]
  11. please [come, leave, arrive, be ready] by [5:00]
  12. please [can, may] I
  13. can you [help, assist] me, please?
  14. if you have [questions, concerns], please contact
  15. could you please [come here, do me a favor]?
  16. would you please stop [shouting, asking]!
  17. a cup of [tea, coffee], please
  18. please do!
v
  1. please [your parents, your lover, the crowd]
  2. please her [in bed, sexually]
  3. please her with [flowers, a ring, a fancy dinner]
  4. please them with (her) good [grades, behavior]
  5. pleases your [parents] (that)
  6. pleases me to [see, hear, know]
  7. pleased him greatly
  8. (tried to) please [her, everybody, all the guests]
  9. you can't please [everyone, all of the people, them all]
  10. [difficult, easy, hard] to please
  11. [eager, ready, here] to please
  12. am pleased [with, by] your good [grades]
'please' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Forum discussions with the word(s) "please" in the title:

-May I try it? - Please! - English Only forum
......., please? (comma; punctuation before "please") - English Only forum
"...if you could please call me back...." - English Only forum
...please keep in mind that eating and drinking are allowed only inside the grounds. - English Only forum
...please prepare a photocopy of your passport, stating your zone, telephone number, “Sado Island”.. - English Only forum
''Thank you. Please come again.'' - often said to customers - English Only forum
'eager-to-please marketing' vs 'helpful marketing' - English Only forum
'Please mark x in the box against any you would not wish to - English Only forum
'Please treat this as critical issue.' - English Only forum
please confirm when will it be ready” - English Only forum
Please note” and “please notice” - English Only forum
Please tell me why you did call her?” - English Only forum
(Could you please) talk to us...? - English Only forum
(The sixth thread has been reported to be removed. No enter please) - English Only forum
[Be] louder, please - English Only forum
[When tenses] Please let me know when you finish or finished? - English Only forum
£20 of unleaded, please. (Buying premium unleaded petrol -95 RON) - English Only forum
1='would you mind+verb-ing' and 2='Could you please+base form of a verb? - English Only forum
50 (dollars) please - English Only forum
A bag/ the bag please - English Only forum
a coffee / coffee / some coffee without sugar, please - English Only forum
A coffee and a cheese cake, please. - English Only forum
A coffee(,)please. - English Only forum
A comma after "please" - English Only forum
A glass of fizzy mineral water, please - English Only forum
a go-as-you-please - English Only forum
a leader who does everything to please his people/ministers - English Only forum
A notice:Time is precious, please make your conversations short - English Only forum
A reminder that please forward the report to me - English Only forum
a tendency to avoid, to hide, to want to please people - English Only forum
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