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please

Meaning of “please”

Sense 1: To give pleasure or satisfaction to; to be agreeable or acceptable to; to gratify. Sense 2: To choose, desire, will, or see fit.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
39 occurrences39 verses22 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Exodus 21:8

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1 Kings 21:6
And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.
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1611 witness · 1 Kings 21:6 · retained source text

And he said vnto her, Because I spake vnto Naboth the Iezreelite, and said vnto him, Giue mee thy vineyard for money, or else if it please thee, I will giue thee another vineyard for it: And he answered, I wil not giue thee my vineyard.

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Historical definitions

To condescend; to comply; to be pleased; a word of ceremony.

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