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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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"If you have concerns for your safety or experience any hate or criminal behaviour, please speak to an officer or contact us online or by calling 101. Always dial 999 in an emergency."

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Oyelami is pleased to be part of such a major exhibition, even if the label "modernist" means very little to him.

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"But if you have got persuasive arguments please present them because to date I have not heard them," he adds.

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“I’m pleased because this has been a long road,” he said in a phone call Monday night.

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Mr Johnson said he was "pleased for myself" that his case was won, "but not for the hundreds of others" who will miss out.

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

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