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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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please

(exclamation)/pliːz/ /pliːz/
  1. 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?
  2. 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.
  3. used as a polite way of accepting something
    • ‘Would you like some help?’ ‘Yes, please.’
    • ‘Coffee?’ ‘Please.’
  4. used to ask somebody to stop behaving badly
    • Children, please! I'm trying to work.
    • John! Please!
  5. 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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