3000 English common words - Oxford by CEFR
Pliːz I Leave Exclamation Sit Coffees Quiet Early
Word3 |
please |
WordType |
(exclamation) |
Phonetic |
/pliːz/ /pliːz/ |
Example |
- please sit down.
- two coffees, please.
- quiet please!
- please could i leave early today?
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Sound |
Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/p/ple/pleas/please__us_1.mp3 |
Image |
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Content |
please(exclamation)/pliːz/ /pliːz/- used as a polite way of asking for something or telling somebody to do something
- Please sit down.
- Two coffees, please.
- Quiet please!
- Please could I leave early today?
- used to add force to a request or statement
- Please don't leave me here alone.
- Please, please don't forget.
- Please, I don't understand what I have to do.
- used as a polite way of accepting something
- ‘Would you like some help?’ ‘Yes, please.’
- ‘Coffee?’ ‘Please.’
- used to ask somebody to stop behaving badly
- Children, please! I'm trying to work.
- John! Please!
- used when you are replying to somebody who has said something that you think is stupid
- Oh, please! You cannot be serious.
Word Origin- Middle English: from Old French plaisir ‘to please’, from Latin placere.
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