Word

please, v.
(pleased, pleases, pleasing)
freq. cnt. 25

give pleasure to or be pleasing to
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 5

delight please

sample sentences

"These colors please the senses"
"a pleasing sensation"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The good news will %s her
The performance is likely to %s Sue

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The good news will %s her

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pleasant pleasure pleasing pleasure pleasure pleaser

antonym

displease

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

delight delight

semantic pointers

hyponym

endear enchant, transport, enthrall, enrapture, ravish, enthral, delight

cause

like like

hypernym

satisfy, gratify

verb group

please

be the will of or have the will (to)
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10

please

sample sentences

"he could do many things if he pleased"

verb frames

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pleasure

semantic pointers

hypernym

like, wish, care

give satisfaction
<verb.emotion>

please

sample sentences

"The waiters around her aim to please"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pleasant

semantic pointers

verb group

please, delight

hypernym

satisfy, gratify