How to use please in a sentence. Please and thank you are usually associated with politeness We use them a lot in english You say please when you are politely asking or inviting someone to do something. (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging See examples of please used in a sentence.
Please is a shortening of the phrase, if you please, an intransitive, ergative form taken from if it please you, which is in turn a calque of the french s'il vous plaît, which replaced pray. To give satisfaction or pleasure Waiters who try hard to please To have the will or desire Sit down, if you please. Used to ask for something in a polite way
Will you please turn the radio off To act to the pleasure or satisfaction of To be the pleasure or will of May it please your majesty To like, wish, or feel inclined Get a quick, free translation
Something that you say to be polite when you are asking for something or asking someone to do… Short for if you please, an intransitive, ergative form taken from if it please you[1][2] which is a calque of french s'il vous plaît, which replaced pray If it please you is a present subjunctive form, but most current uses of please are not parsed that way.
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