- 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?
Express Yourself Asking for somethingAsking for somethingWhether you are in shops or restaurants or in somebody's home, you can use polite questions to get what you want:- Could I have a glass of water, please?
- Do you have any decaffeinated coffee?
- I'd like tea with sugar, please.
- I'll have the pasta with salad, please.
- Certainly.
- I'm sorry, we don't have any left.
- Yes, of course. Here you are/go.
- 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.’
- Please!(informal, often humorous) used to ask somebody to stop behaving badly
- Children, please! I'm trying to work.
- John! Please!
- Please/P-lease/pəˈliːz//pəˈliːz/used when you are replying to somebody who has said something that you think is stupid
- Oh, please! You cannot be serious.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French plaisir ‘to please’, from Latin placere.
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