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please

verb
/pliːz/

Meaning

to make someone happy or satisfied; used as a polite request
to make someone happy or satisfied

Example Sentences

His performance pleased the audience.

She will do anything to please her parents.

Synonyms

satisfy, delight, gratify, content, indulge
Entry 1
satisfy, delight, gratify, content
Entry 2
satisfy, gratify, delight, indulge

Antonyms

displease, annoy, upset, offend, disappoint
Entry 1
displease, annoy, upset, offend
Entry 2
displease, disappoint

Collocations

please everyone, hard to please, please customers, try to please, please someone, please yourself, please a crowd, please a boss
Entry 1
please everyone, hard to please, please customers, try to please
Entry 2
please someone, please yourself, please a crowd, please a boss

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