please
A1Frequent NGSL-1UK /pliːz/US /pliːz/
Meaning
exclamation
used as a polite way of asking for something or telling somebody to do something
“Please sit down.”
verb
to make somebody happy
“please somebody, You can't please everybody.”
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“[Music] please welcome to the stage director of the game developers conference Jamil [Music] [Applause] Madina good morning many of you will have a lot in common with our next speaker as”
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“So please, people shouldn't hold me to these things.”
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“Please visit us at stanford.edu Thank You.”
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