please
gb/plˈiz/ us/plˈiz/
A1
English
~ 2400
örömet szerez, kedvére tesz, tetszik, kérem, kérjük, kérlek, legyen szíves, azt csinál, amit akar, kedve szerint cselekszik, úgy tesz, ahogy neki tetszik
VERB
A2
1
Usage pattern:
to please [someone]
The new movie is sure to please fans of the series.
Az új film biztosan tetszeni fog a sorozat rajongóinak.
She works hard to please her clients.
Keményen dolgozik, hogy elégedetté tegye az ügyfeleit.
It pleases me to see you doing so well.
You can’t please everyone all the time.
The gift seemed to really please him.
Learner examples
I want to please my teacher.
Szeretnék örömet szerezni a tanáromnak.
He tries to please his friends.
Igyekszik a barátai kedvére tenni.
The music will please many people.
We cannot please everyone.
She pleased her parents with her grades.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'please' with 'thank you'; 'please' is used to make requests polite or to talk about making someone happy, not to express gratitude.
Meaning
Make someone happy or satisfied
Collocations
please the crowd
|please the customer
|please the audience
|please parents
Synonyms
satisfy (Focuses on meeting needs or expectations, not necessarily emotional happiness.)
|
delight (Implies giving a high level of joy or pleasure.)
Antonyms
displease (Means to make someone unhappy or dissatisfied.)
Themes
emotions
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To make someone feel good or happy by doing what they like.
To cause someone to feel happy or satisfied by doing what they want or enjoy.
A1
2
Could you pass the salt, please?
Ideadnád a sót, kérlek?
Please sit down and make yourself comfortable.
Kérem, foglaljon helyet, és érezze magát otthon.
May I have some water, please?
Please be quiet during the movie.
Please call me when you arrive.
Learner examples
Please give me the pen.
Kérlek, add ide a tollat.
Can you help me, please?
Tudnál segíteni, kérlek?
Please come here.
Please open the door.
Please wait here.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes forget to use 'please' in polite requests, making them sound too direct or rude in English.
Meaning
Polite word in requests
Collocations
please help me
|come in, please
|sit down, please
Synonyms
kindly (More formal and old-fashioned way of making a polite request.)
Themes
daily life
|politeness
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A word you say to be polite when asking for something.
Used to make a request, offer, or invitation sound more polite.
VERB
B1
3
Usage pattern:
to please oneself
You can come and go as you please.
Kedved szerint jöhetsz-mehetsz.
On holiday, I like to please myself and not follow a schedule.
Nyaraláskor szeretem azt csinálni, amihez kedvem van, és nem igazodni semmilyen napirendhez.
He does as he pleases, regardless of the rules.
Please yourself; I’m going out anyway.
They spent the afternoon pleasing themselves with books and music.
Learner examples
I can eat as I please.
Azt ehetek, amit akarok.
She travels as she pleases.
Kedve szerint utazik.
He does as he pleases every day.
Please yourself; I will go alone.
They live as they please.
Common mistake:
Learners may confuse this with making someone else happy; here it means making yourself happy by doing what you want.
Meaning
Do what one wants
Collocations
please yourself
|do as you please
|come and go as you please
Synonyms
indulge oneself (Focuses on treating oneself to pleasures, often luxuriously.)
Antonyms
restrain oneself (Means to stop oneself from doing what one wants.)
Themes
daily life
|individuality
|daily_life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To do what you want and enjoy it, without worrying about what others think.
To do whatever one wants or finds enjoyable, often without considering others' opinions.
Grammar
Dictionary form
please
IPA
GB/plˈiz/
US/plˈiz/
Syllables & stress
please (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (please)
Word forms
Verb
- Base: please
- 3rd Person Singular: pleases
- Present Participle: pleasing
- Past: pleased
Word family
Forms
Related words
pleasantly
adverb B1
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
pleasurable
adjective B2
displeasure
noun B2
Expressions
as you please
1/ˈæz jˈu plˈiz/
fixed phrase
In whatever way you like
Do something in any way you want.
Examples
- You may arrange the furniture as you please.
- Dress as you please for the party.
if you please
1/ˈɪf jˈu plˈiz/
fixed phrase
formal
Polite or emphatic phrase
Used to be polite or to give emphasis in a request or statement.
Examples
- Take a seat, if you please.
- We will start now, if you please.
please yourself
1/plˈiz jʊɹsˈɛlf/
fixed phrase
Do whatever you want
Do what you want, even if others do not like it.
Examples
- If you don’t want to join us, please yourself.
- He always pleases himself without thinking of others.