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please

Definition for please

verb as in delight, make happy

verb as in will, elect to do

Strongest matches

like, want, wish

Strong matches

choose, command, demand, desire, opt, prefer

Weak matches

be inclined, see fit

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Example Sentences

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That, in turn, will please the Sheinbaum administration in Mexico and strengthen their claim to be in lockstep with their US counterparts on security.

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He recently donned his rocker leather jacket for a surreal rally-concert aimed at pleasing his hardcore base.

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However, their neighbours in the northern Wajir county were not pleased to see a wild animal being raised so close to them.

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Can you please give me some type of direction?

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I was pleased that the song she most hoped to hear live one day was my early favorite, “Jungleland.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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