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Verb
S:
(v)
please
,
delight
(give pleasure to or be pleasing to)
"These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"
S:
(v)
please
(be the will of or have the will (to))
"he could do many things if he pleased"
S:
(v)
please
(give satisfaction)
"The waiters around her aim to please"
Adverb
S:
(adv)
please
(used in polite request)
"please pay attention"