American English
/pʰliz/
One syllable.
Used to make a request or instruction sound polite.
Practice out loudUsed to make a request or instruction sound polite.
Please send me the file.
Could you open the window, please?
please let me know · please be careful · please take a seat
please + verb + something
verb + something + please
To make someone feel happy or satisfied.
The gift pleased my mother.
The new menu pleases many customers.
please everyone · please a customer · please the audience
something + please(s) + someone
to + please + someone
in any way you want
You can arrange the room as you please.
do what you want; often used when the speaker is annoyed
If you don't want to come, please yourself.
used in formal writing to ask someone to pay attention to information
Please note the change in schedule.
Drop the final e before -ing: pleasing, not pleaseing.