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कृपया, कृपा करके; (स्वीकार करते हुए) हाँ, ज़रूर
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used as a polite way of asking for something, or of accepting an offer
कृपया, कृपा करके; (स्वीकार करते हुए) हाँ, ज़रूर
- Please sit down.
- Two tickets to Agra, please.
- 'More tea?' 'Yes, please.'
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- Could you please open the window?
- Please wait outside until your name is called.
- Can I have a glass of water, please?
- Please do not touch the exhibits.
- Yes, please, I would like some more tea.
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[I, T] ~ (sb)
to make somebody feel happy or satisfied
खुश करना, प्रसन्न करना, संतुष्ट करना
- You cannot please everybody.
- The result pleased her parents very much.
- He is hard to please.
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- Radhika's performance pleased the judges.
- It pleases me to see you so happy.
- The teacher was pleased with the improvement in the class.
- He tries hard to please his customers.
Synonyms satisfy gratify delight gladden content
Opposite displease annoy upset disappoint
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[I] as you ~ | whatever you ~
to choose or want to do something
जैसा चाहो, मनमर्ज़ी करना
- Do as you please; I will not stop you.
- She comes and goes as she pleases.
- You may stay or leave, as you please.
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- The children play outside as they please on Sundays.
- Take whichever seat you please.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
Please + imperative
Placed at the start or end of a request, please makes an order polite. At the end it needs a comma before it.
अनुरोध के आरंभ या अंत में 'please' लगाने से आदेश विनम्र हो जाता है; अंत में लगाने पर उसके पहले comma आता है।
- Please open the window.
- Open the window, please.
please + object (to make happy)
As a transitive verb, please takes a person as its object and means to make that person satisfied.
Transitive verb के रूप में 'please' का object कोई व्यक्ति होता है और अर्थ है उसे संतुष्ट करना।
- The new menu pleased all the guests.
- It is impossible to please everybody.
be pleased + with / about / to-infinitive / that-clause
Pleased is the adjective form. Use with for the cause, about for a fact or event, and to-infinitive for a feeling about doing something.
'Pleased' adjective रूप है; कारण के लिए with, किसी तथ्य या घटना के लिए about, और कुछ करने की भावना के लिए to-infinitive आता है।
- Radhika was pleased with her result.
- We are pleased to announce the winners.
as you please / do as you please
As a verb meaning to want or choose, please appears in the phrase as you please, meaning in whatever way you like.
चुनने या चाहने के अर्थ में 'please' वाक्यांश 'as you please' में आता है, जिसका अर्थ है जैसा आपको अच्छा लगे।
- You may sit anywhere you please.
- He does as he pleases and nobody stops him.
+Collocations 4
adverb + please
kindlyjustyesnodo
- Yes, please, I would like another cup of tea.
be pleased + preposition
withaboutforat
- The teacher was pleased with the class's progress.
adverb + pleased
veryextremelygenuinelyhighlyobviouslymightily
- The coach was highly pleased with the team's fitness.
please + noun
the crowdthe audiencethe customerthe bossthe eye
- The magician knew how to please the audience.
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- Please send your application before the last date.
कृपया अंतिम तिथि से पहले अपना आवेदन भेजिए।
- Her father was pleased that she had cleared the exam in the first attempt.
उसके पिता इस बात से प्रसन्न थे कि उसने पहले प्रयास में परीक्षा उत्तीर्ण कर ली।
- Would you like some more rice? Yes, please.
क्या आप थोड़े और चावल लेंगे? जी हाँ, कृपया।
- Children, you may leave when you please.
बच्चो, जब आपकी इच्छा हो तब आप जा सकते हैं।
- It pleases me to see you working so hard.
तुम्हें इतनी मेहनत करते देखकर मुझे प्रसन्नता होती है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I am pleasing to meet you.
✓ I am pleased to meet you.
Pleased describes how a person feels; pleasing describes the thing that gives pleasure.
'Pleased' व्यक्ति की अनुभूति बताता है, जबकि 'pleasing' उस वस्तु का गुण बताता है जो आनंद देती है।
✗ He was pleased by his marks.
✓ He was pleased with his marks.
After pleased, the usual preposition for the cause is with (or about), not by.
'Pleased' के बाद कारण के लिए सामान्यतः 'with' (या 'about') आता है, 'by' नहीं।
✗ She is a very pleased person to talk to.
✓ She is a very pleasant person to talk to.
Pleased means happy about something; pleasant describes a person or thing that is nice to be with.
'Pleased' का अर्थ किसी बात से प्रसन्न होना है; 'pleasant' उस व्यक्ति या वस्तु के लिए आता है जिसके साथ रहना सुखद हो।
¶Idioms 3
if you please
a polite way of asking; also used to show surprise or annoyance
अगर आप चाहें (विनम्र); (व्यंग्य में) ज़रा सोचिए
- Sign here, if you please.
- He wants a holiday in his first week, if you please!
please yourself
do what you want; I do not care
जो मन करे करो, मुझे फ़र्क नहीं पड़ता
- 'I am not coming.' 'Please yourself.'
pleased as Punch
very pleased
फूले न समाना, बहुत खुश
- She was pleased as Punch with the new bicycle.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
pleased, pleasing, pleasant and pleasurable
Pleased describes the person who is happy: 'I am pleased with the result' (pleased with a thing, pleased to do something, pleased that...). Pleasing describes what gives pleasure: 'a pleasing design'. Pleasant means agreeable and nice: 'a pleasant evening', 'a pleasant man'. Pleasurable (formal) means giving enjoyment: 'a pleasurable experience'. The noun is pleasure.
Pleased उस व्यक्ति के लिए है जो खुश हो: 'I am pleased with the result' (चीज़ से pleased with, कुछ करने पर pleased to, pleased that...)। Pleasing उस चीज़ के लिए जो खुशी दे: 'a pleasing design'। Pleasant का अर्थ 'सुखद और अच्छा' है: 'a pleasant evening', 'a pleasant man'। Pleasurable (formal) का अर्थ 'आनंद देने वाला': 'a pleasurable experience'। Noun pleasure।
The pleased/pleasing/pleasant set is an error-spotting item.
Pleased, pleasing और pleasant का सेट error spotting में आता है।
§Grammar and usage
Pleased with sth, pleased at news, pleased to do sth, pleased about an event; 'pleased with' a thing or person (not 'pleased from').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: चीज़ से 'pleased with', खबर से 'pleased at', कुछ करने पर 'pleased to', घटना पर 'pleased about'; चीज़ या व्यक्ति के साथ 'pleased with' ('pleased from' नहीं)।
'Please find attached' and 'Please let me know'.
पत्र-लेखन में 'Please find attached' और 'Please let me know'।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
If you please, please yourself, pleased as Punch, as you please.
Idioms: if you please (कृपया; कभी-कभी हैरानी जताने के लिए), please yourself (जो मन करे वैसा करो), pleased as Punch (बहुत ही खुश), as you please (जैसा आपको पसंद हो)।