please

exclamation

/pliːz/

Definition

A1 used to make a request more polite: Could I have two cups of coffee and a tea, please? Please remember to close the windows before you leave.Polite expressions › used to add force to a request or demand: Please, David, put the knife down. Oh, please. Do shut up!Making appeals and requests › UK used especially by children to a teacher or other adult in order to get their attention: Please, Miss, I know the answer!Polite expressions A1 used when accepting something politely or enthusiastically: "More potatoes?" "Please." "May I bring my husband?" "Please do."mainly UK "Oh, yes please," shouted the children.Words and phrases expressing agreement and acceptance

(Definition of please exclamation from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)