Word PLEASE: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

please

🇺🇸 [pliːz]

Meanings

To make someone happy or satisfied, often by doing something they desire or enjoy. It can also be used as a polite request, or to show that something is satisfying or pleasing to someone. The verb is used in many polite expressions in requests or commands.

Examples

• I hope this gift will please you.
• Please pass me the salt.
• The performance will surely please the audience.

Synonyms

satisfy • delight • gratify

Antonyms

displease • disappoint • bore