Used to make a polite request.
Please, pass the bread.
From Middle English plesen, plaisen, borrowed from Old French plaise, conjugated form of plaisir or plaire, from Latin placeō (“to please, to seem good”), from the Proto-Indo-European *pleHk- (“pleasi...
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An expression of annoyance, impatience, or exasperation.
Oh, please, do we have to hear that again?
Said as a request to repeat information.
Customer while ordering: Can I get a [unintelligible]? Restaurant employee: Please?