please
/pˈliz/PLEEZ
/pˈliz/PLEEZ
Meaningto please
Common meaning: to make happy
- pleasto pleaseLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1382 · scan
Journey through time
- Latinplaceō, placuī‘to please’
- Frenchplesir
- Middle Englishplesensource
- Englishplease‘to make happy’ · today
pleas also in: pleasantplacidcomplacentimplacable
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin placeō ‘to please’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry placeō, p. 1382 · dictionary scan
Roots
- placeō, placuī Latin “to please”
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