English-Thai Dictionary

plea

N การขอร้อง  การ วิงวอน  appeal request kan-kor-rong

 

plea

N คำร้อง  คำขอ  คำ ขอร้อง  คำวิงวอน  request overture kam-rong

 

plea

N คำ แก้ต่าง  คำ แก้ ฟ้อง  ข้อแก้ตัว  defense pleading kam-kea-tua

 

pleach

VT ไขว้  ทอ  สอด สาน  สาน 

 

plead

VI ร้องขอ  วิงวอน  อ้อนวอน  beg entreat rong-kor

 

plead

VI สารภาพ  answer declare present sa-ra-pab

 

plead

VT อ้าง เป็น ข้อแก้ตัว  เอา เป็น ข้ออ้าง  ang-pen-kor-kea-tua

 

plead against

PHRV ข ออุทธร ณ์  kor-u-ton

 

plead for

PHRV ขอร้อง  วิงวอน  kor-rong

 

plead for

PHRV เป็นตัวแทน (บางคน )ใน ศาล  act for appear for pen-tua-tean

 

plead guilty

PHRV ยอมรับ ความผิด  ยอม สารภาพผิด  yom-rub-kwam-pid

 

plead with

PHRV ขอร้อง กับ  วิงวอน กับ  kor-rong-kab

 

pleading

N การ แก้ต่าง  การขอร้อง  การ วิงวอน 

 

pleadings

N การ แก้ต่าง  การแก้ตัว  การ แก้ ฟ้อง  การขอร้อง  การ วิงวอน  kan-kea-tang

 

pleasance

N สวน นั่งเล่น  ความสุข 

 

pleasant

ADJ น่า คบ  เป็นมิตร  ถูกใจ  น่าคบหา  charming friendly personable disagreeable nasty na-kob

 

pleasant

ADJ น่ายินดี  น่าพอใจ  เพลิดเพลิน  enjoyable satisfying disagreeable nasty na-yin-de

 

pleasant

ADJ น่า สบาย  น่าอยู่  na-sa-bai

 

pleasant

ADJ สนุกสนาน  ตลก  ซึ่ง ให้ความเพลิดเพลิน  ซึ่ง ให้ ความพอใจ  sa-nuk-sa-nan

 

pleasant

ADJ สุภาพ เรียบร้อย  su-pab-riab-roi

 

pleasantly

ADV ด้วย ความ สบาย  duai-kwam-sa-bai

 

pleasantly

ADV อย่าง น่าคบหา  อย่าง มี มิตร ไมตรี  gallantly yang-na-kob-ha

 

pleasantly

ADV อย่าง น่ายินดี  อย่าง เพลิดเพลิน  pleasingly welcomely yang-na-yin-de

 

pleasantness

N ความน่ารัก  ความอ่อนหวาน  sweetness kwam-na-rak

 

pleasantness

N ความรื่นรมย์  ความ สบาย  ความ อภิรมย์  kwam-ruan-rom

 

pleasantry

N การ หยอกล้อ  การล้อเล่น  jest kan-yok-lor

 

pleasantry

N คำพูด ล้อเล่น  คำพูด ขบขัน  คำ พูดตลก  jest kam-phud-lor-len

 

pleasantry

N พฤติกรรม ที่ ตลก  พฤติกรรม ที่ มี อารมณ์ขัน  ความ ตลก  comedy merriment prued-ti-kam-ti-ta-lok

 

please

ADV ได้ โปรด (ใช้ แสดง การขอร้อง  กรุณา  โปรด  dai-prod

 

please

INT ได้ โปรด (ใช้ แสดง การขอร้อง  กรุณา  โปรด  dai-prod

 

please

VI ชอบ  พอใจ  พึงปรารถนา  ต้องการ  desire like wish chob

 

please

VI ให้ ความพอใจ  ให้ความเพลิดเพลิน  hai-kwam-por-jai

 

please

VT ทำให้ พอใจ  ทำให้ ถูกใจ  gratify satisfy displease tam-hai-por-jai

 

please oneself

IDM ทำ สิ่ง ที่ คุณ เลือก  tam-siang-ti-kun-luek

 

pleased

ADJ พอใจ  ยินดี  อภิรมย์  มีความสุข  happy por-jai

 

pleasedly

ADV อย่าง พอใจ  อย่าง ยินดี  อย่าง อภิรมย์  อย่าง มีความสุข  happily yang-por-jai

 

pleasing

ADJ ซึ่ง ให้ความเพลิดเพลิน  น่า สบาย  ซึ่ง ให้ ความ สบาย  gratifying satisfying sueng-hai-kwam-por-jai

 

pleasing

ADJ น่าพอใจ  เป็นที่พอใจ  น่ายินดี  ชวน ยินดี  delightful na-por-jai

 

pleasingly

ADV อย่าง น่าพอใจ  อย่าง ถูกใจ  อย่าง น่ายินดี  agreeably gladly pleasantly yang-na-por-jai

 

pleasurable

ADJ ที่ ให้ความเพลิดเพลิน  enjoyable pleasant ti-hai-kwam-poed-plon

 

pleasurableness

N ความสำราญ  ความ อภิรมย์  kwam-sam-lan

 

pleasure

N ความต้องการ  ความปรารถนา  desire need kwam-tong-kan

 

pleasure

N ความปิติยินดี  ความยินดี  ความรู้สึก พอใจ  ความดีใจ  delight satisfaction kwam-pi-ti-yin-de

 

pleasure

N ความ สนุกสนาน  ความรื่นเริง  ความ หรรษา  ความบันเทิง  kwam-sa-nuk-sa-nan

 

pleasure

VI เพลิดเพลิน  พอใจ  มีความสุข  สนุก  delight plod-ploen

 

pleasure

VT ทำให้ พอใจ  ทำให้ ถูกใจ  gratify tam-hai-por-jai

 

pleat

N รอย จีบ  รอย พับ  plait ro-jib

 

pleat

VT จีบ  พับ  จับ จีบ  jib

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PLEA

n.[L. lis, litis. ] 1. In law, that which is alleged by a party in support of his demand; but in a more limited and technical sense, the answer of the defendant to the plaintiff's declaration and demand. That which the plaintiff alleges in his declaration is answered and repelled or justified by the defendant's plea. Pleas are dilatory, or pleas to the action. Dilatory pleas, are to the jurisdiction of the court, to the disability of the plaintiff, or in abatement. Pleas to the action are an answer to the merits of the complaint, which confesses or denies it. Pleas that deny the plaintiff's complaint or demand, are the general issue, which denies the whole declaration; or special pleas in bar, which state something which precludes the plaintiff's right of recovery.
2. A cause in court; a lawsuit, or a criminal process; as the pleas of the crown; the court of common pleas.
The supreme judicial court shall have cognizance of pleas real, personal and mixed.
3. That which is alleged in defense or justification; an excuse; an apology; as the tyrant's plea.
When such occasions are,
No plea must serve; 'tis cruelty to spare.
4. Urgent prayer or entreaty.

 

PLEACH

v.t.[L. plico.] To bend; to interweave. [Not in use. ]

 

PLEAD

v.i.[See Plea. ] In a general sense, to argue in support of a claim, or in defense against the claim of another. 1. In law, to present an answer to the declaration of a plaintiff; to deny the plaintiff's declaration and demand, or to allege facts which show that he ought not to recover in the suit. The plaintiff declares or alleges; the defendant pleads to his declaration. The king or the state prosecutes an offender, and the offender pleads not guilty, or confesses the charge.
2. To urge reasons for or against; to attempt to persuade one by argument or supplication; as, to plead for the life of a criminal; to plead in his favor; to plead with a judge or with a father.
O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbor! Job 16:21.
3. To supplicate with earnestness.
4. To urge; to press by operating on the passions.
Since you can love, and yet your error see,
The same resistless power may plead for me.

 

PLEAD

v.t.To discuss, defend and attempt to maintain by arguments or reasons offered to the tribunal or person who has the power of determining; as, to plead a cause before a court or jury. In this sense, argue is more generally used by lawyers. 1. To allege or adduce in proof, support or vindication. The law of nations may be pleaded in favor of the rights of embassadors.
2. To offer in excuse.
I will neither plead my age nor sickness in excuse of faults.
3. To allege and offer in a legal plea or defense, or for repelling a demand in law; as, to plead usury; to plead a statute of limitations.
4. In Scripture, to plead the cause of the righteous, as God, is to avenge or vindicate them against enemies, or to redress their grievances. Isaiah 51:22.

 

PLEADABLE

a.That may be pleaded; that may be alleged in proof, defense or vindication; as a right or privilege pleadable at law.

 

PLEADED

pp. Offered or urged in defense; alleged in proof or support.

 

PLEADER

n.One who argues in a court of justice. 1. One that forms pleas or pleadings; as a special pleader.
2. One that offers reasons for or against; one that attempts to maintain by arguments.
So fair a pleader any cause may gain.

 

PLEADING

ppr. Offering in defense; supporting by arguments or reasons; supplicating.

 

PLEADING

n.The art of supporting by arguments, or of reasoning to persuade.

 

PLEADINGS

n.In law, the mutual altercations between the plaintiff and defendant, or written statements of the parties in support of their claims, comprehending the declaration, count or narration of the plaintiff, the plea of the defendant in reply, the replication of the plaintiff to the defendant's plea, the defendant's rejoinder, the plaintiff's sur-rejoinder, the defendant's rebutter, the plaintiff's sur-rebutter, etc. till the question is brought to issue, that is, to rest on a single point.

 

PLEASANCE

n.plez'ance. [See Please. ] Gayety; pleasantry; merriment.

 

PLEASANT

a.plez'ant. 1. Pleasing; agreeable; grateful to the mind or to the senses; as a pleasant ride; a pleasant voyage; a pleasant view. Light is pleasant to the eye; an orange is pleasant to the taste; harmony is pleasant to the ear; a rose is pleasant to the smell.
How good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Psalm 133:1.
2. Cheerful; enlivening; as pleasant society or company.
3. Gay; lively; humorous; sportive; as a pleasant companion.
4. Trifling; adapted rather to mirth than use.
5. Giving pleasure; gratifying.
This word expresses less than delightful, to the mind, and delicious, to the taste.

 

PLEASANTLY

adv. plez'antly. In such a manner as to please or gratify. 1. Gayly; merrily; in good humor.
2. Lightly; ludicrously.

 

PLEASANTNESS

n.plez'antness. State of being pleasant or agreeable; as the pleasantness of a situation. 1. Cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; as the pleasantness of youth.

 

PLEASANTRY

n.plez'antry. Gayety; merriment. The harshness of reasoning is not a little softened and smoothed by the infusions of mirth and pleasantry.
1. Sprightly saying; lively talk; effusion of humor.
The grave abound in pleasantries, the dull in repartees and points of wit.

 

PLEASE

v.t.s as z. [L. placere, placeo.] 1. To excite agreeable sensations or emotions in; to gratify; as, to please the taste; to please the mind.
Their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem, Hamor's son. Genesis 34:18.
Leave such to trifle with more grace than ease,
Whom folly pleases, and whose follies please.
2. To satisfy; to content.
What next I bring shall please
Thy wish exactly to thy heart's desire.
3. To prefer; to have satisfaction in; to like; to choose.
Many of our most skilful painters were pleased or recommend this author to me.
To be pleased in or with, to approve; to have complacency in. Matthew 3:17.
To please God, is to love his character and law and perform his will, so as to become the object of his approbation.
They that are in the flesh cannot please God. Romans 8:8.

 

PLEASE

v.i.s as z. To like; to choose; to prefer. Spirits, freed from mortal laws, with ease
Assume what sexes and what shapes they please.
1. To condescend; to comply; to be pleased; a word of ceremony.
Please you, lords,
In sight of both our battles we may meet.
The first words that I learnt were, to express my desire that he would please to give me my liberty.
Please expresses less gratification than delight.

 

PLEASED

pp. Gratified; affected with agreeable sensations or emotions.

 

PLEASEMAN

n.An officious person who courts favor servilely; a pickthank.

 

PLEASER

n.One that pleases or gratifies; one that courts favor by humoring or flattering compliances or a show of obedience; as men-pleasers. Ephesians 6:6; Colossians 3:22.

 

PLEASING

ppr. Gratifying; exciting agreeable sensations or emotions in.

 

PLEASING

a.Giving pleasure or satisfaction; agreeable to the senses or to the mind; as a pleasing prospect; a pleasing reflection; pleasing manners. 1. Gaining approbation. 1 John 3:22.

 

PLEASING

n.The act of gratifying.

 

PLEASINGLY

adv. In such a manner as to give pleasure.

 

PLEASINGNESS

n.The quality of giving pleasure.

 

PLEASURABLE

a.plezh'urable. [from pleasure. ] Pleasing; giving pleasure; affording gratification. Planting of orchards is very profitable as well as pleasurable.

 

PLEASURABLY

adv. With pleasure; with gratification of the senses or the mind.

 

PLEASURABLENESS

n.The quality of giving pleasure.

 

PLEASURE

n.plezh'ur. 1. The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish or happiness produced by enjoyment or the expectation of good; opposed to pain. We receive pleasure from the indulgence of appetite; from the view of a beautiful landscape; from the harmony of sounds; from agreeable society; from the expectation of seeing an absent friend; from the prospect of gain or success of any kind. Pleasure, bodily and mental, carnal and spiritual, constitutes the whole of positive happiness, as pain constitutes the whole of misery.
Pleasure is properly positive excitement of the passions or the mind; but we give the name also to the absence of excitement, when that excitement is painful; as when we cease to labor, or repose after fatigue, or when the mind is tranquilized after anxiety or agitation.
Pleasure is susceptible of increase to any degree; but the word when unqualified, expresses less excitement or happiness than delight or joy.
2. Sensual or sexual gratification.
3. Approbation.
The Lord taketh pleasure in his people. Psalms 147:11; Psalms 149:4.
4. What the will dictates or prefers; will; choice; purpose; intention; command; as, use your pleasure.
Cyrus, he is my shepherd and shall perform all my pleasure. Isaiah 44:28.
My counsel shall stand and I will do all my pleasure. Isaiah 46:1 .
5. A favor; that which pleases.
Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul. Acts 25:9.
6. Arbitrary will or choice. He can vary his scheme at pleasure.

 

PLEASURE

v.t.plezh'ur. To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify. [A word authorized by some good writers, but superfluous and not much used. ]

 

PLEASURE-BOAT

n.A boat appropriated to sailing for amusement.

 

PLEASURE-CARRIAGE

n.A carriage for pleasure.

 

PLEASUREFUL

a.Pleasant; agreeable. [Little used. ]

 

PLEASURE-GROUND

n.Ground laid out in an ornamental manner and appropriated to pleasure or amusement.

 

PLEASURIST

n.A person devoted to worldly pleasure. [Little used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PLEA

Plea, n. Etym: [OE. plee, plai, plait, fr. OF. plait, plaid, plet,LL. placitum judgment, decision, assembly, court, fr. L. placitum that which is pleasing, an opinion, sentiment, from placere to please. See Please, and cf. Placit, Plead. ]

 

1. (Law )

 

Defn: That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause; in a stricter sense, an allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer; in a still more limited sense, and in modern practice, the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's declaration and demand. That which the plaintiff alleges in his declaration is answered and repelled or justified by the defendant's plea. In chancery practice, a plea is a special answer showing or relying upon one or more things as a cause why the suit should be either dismissed, delayed, or barred. In criminal practice, the plea is the defendant's formal answer to the indictment or information presented against him.

 

2. (Law )

 

Defn: A cause in court; a lawsuit; as, the Court of Common Pleas. See under Common. The Supreme Judicial Court shall have cognizance of pleas real, personal, and mixed. Laws of Massachusetts.

 

3. That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in justification; an excuse; an apology. "Necessity, the tyrant's plea. " Milton. No plea must serve; 't is cruelty to spare. Denham.

 

4. An urgent prayer or entreaty. Pleas of the crown (Eng. Law ), criminal actions.

 

PLEACH

Pleach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pleached (; p. pr. & vb. n. Pleaching.]Etym: [Cf. OF. plaissier to bend, and also F. plisser to plait, L. plicare, plicitum, to fold, lay, or wind together. Cf. Plash to pleach. ]

 

Defn: To unite by interweaving, as branches of trees; to plash; to interlock. "The pleached bower. " Shak.

 

PLEAD

Plead, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pleaded (colloq. Plead or Pled ); p. pr. &vb. n. Pleading. ] Etym: [OE. pleden, plaiden, OF. plaidier, F. plaider, fr. LL. placitare, fr. placitum. See Plea. ]

 

1. To argue in support of a claim, or in defense against the claim of another; to urge reasons for or against a thing; to attempt to persuade one by argument or supplication; to speak by way of persuasion; as, to plead for the life of a criminal; to plead with a judge or with a father. O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadeth for his neighbor! Job xvi. 21.

 

2. (Law )

 

Defn: To present an answer, by allegation of fact, to the declaration of a plaintiff; to deny the plaintiff's declaration and demand, or to allege facts which show that ought not to recover in the suit; in a less strict sense, to make an allegation of fact in a cause; to carry on the allegations of the respective parties in a cause; to carry on a suit or plea. Blackstone. Burrill. Stephen.

 

3. To contend; to struggle. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

PLEAD

PLEAD Plead, v. t.

 

1. To discuss, defend, and attempt to maintain by arguments or reasons presented to a tribunal or person having uthority to determine; to argue at the bar; as, to plead a cause before a court or jury. Every man should plead his own matter. Sir T. More.

 

Note: In this sense, argue is more generally used by lawyers.

 

2. To allege or cite in a legal plea or defense, or for repelling a demand in law; to answer to an indictment; as, to plead usury; to plead statute of limitations; to plead not guilty. Kent.

 

3. To allege or adduce in proof, support, or vendication; to offer in excuse; as, the law of nations may be pleaded in favor of the rights of ambassadors. Spenser. I will neither plead my age nor sickness, in excuse of faults.Dryden.

 

PLEADABLE

PLEADABLE Plead "a *ble, a.

 

Defn: Capable of being pleaded; capable of being alleged in proof, defense, or vindication; as, a right or privilege pleadable at law. Dryden.

 

PLEADER

Plead "er, n. Etym: [F. plaideur. ]

 

1. One who pleads; one who argues for or against; an advotate. So fair a pleader any cause may gain. Dryden.

 

2. (Law )

 

Defn: One who draws up or forms pleas; the draughtsman of pleas or pleadings in the widest sense; as, a special pleader.

 

PLEADING

PLEADING Plead "ing, n.

 

Defn: The act of advocating, defending, or supporting, a cause by arguments.

 

PLEADINGLY

PLEADINGLY Plead "ing *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a pleading manner.

 

PLEADINGS

PLEADINGS Plead "ings, n. pl. (Law )

 

Defn: The mutual pleas and replies of the plaintiff and defendant, or written statements of the parties in support of their claims, proceeding from the declaration of the plaintiff, until issue is joined, and the question made to rest on some single point. Blackstone.

 

PLEASANCE

Pleas "ance, n. Etym: [F. plaisance. See Please. ]

 

1. Pleasure; merriment; gayety; delight; kindness. [Archaic ] Shak. "Full great pleasance. " Chaucer. "A realm of pleasance. " Tennyson.

 

2. A secluded part of a garden. [Archaic ] The pleasances of old Elizabethan houses. Ruskin.

 

PLEASANT

Pleas "ant, a. Etym: [F. plaisant. See Please. ]

 

1. Pleasing; grateful to the mind or to the senses; agreeable; as, a pleasant journey; pleasant weather. Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Ps. cxxxiii. 1.

 

2. Cheerful; enlivening; gay; sprightly; humorous; sportive; as, pleasant company; a pleasant fellow. From grave to light, from pleasant to serve. Dryden.

 

Syn. -- Pleasing; gratifying; agreeable; cheerful; good-humored; enlivening; gay; lively; merry; sportive; humorous; jocose; amusing; witty. -- Pleasant, Pleasing, Agreeable. Agreeable is applied to that which agrees with, or is in harmony with, one's tastes, character, etc. Pleasant and pleasing denote a stronger degree of the agreeable. Pleasant refers rather to the state or condition; pleasing, to the act or effect. Where they are applied to the same object, pleasing is more energetic than pleasant; as, she is always pleasant and always pleasing. The distinction, however, is not radical and not rightly observed.

 

PLEASANT

PLEASANT Pleas "ant, n.

 

Defn: A wit; a humorist; a buffoon. [Obs. ]

 

PLEASANTLY

PLEASANTLY Pleas "ant *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a pleasant manner.

 

PLEASANTNESS

PLEASANTNESS Pleas "ant *ness, n.

 

Defn: The state or quality of being pleasant.

 

PLEASANTRY

Pleas "ant *ry, n.; pl. Pleasantries. Etym: [F. plaisanterie. See Pleasant. ]

 

Defn: That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor; cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable playfulness in conversation; a jocose or humorous remark; badinage. The grave abound in pleasantries, the dull in repartees and points of wit. Addison. The keen observation and ironical pleasantry of a finished man of the world. Macaulay.

 

PLEASANT-TONGUED

PLEASANT-TONGUED Pleas "ant-tongued `, a.

 

Defn: Of pleasing speech.

 

PLEASE

Please, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pleased; p. pr. & vb. n. Pleasing. ] Etym: [OE. plesen, OF. plaisir, fr. L. placere, akin to placare to reconcile. Cf. Complacent, Placable, Placid, Plea, Plead, Pleasure. ]

 

1. To give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to satisfy. I pray to God that it may plesen you. Chaucer. What next I bring shall please thee, be assured. Milton.

 

2. To have or take pleasure in; hence, to choose; to wish; to desire; to will. Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he. Ps. cxxxv. 6. A man doing as he wills, and doing as he pleases, are the same things in common speech. J. Edwards.

 

3. To be the will or pleasure of; to seem good to; -- used impersonally. "It pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell. " Col. i. 19. To-morrow, may it please you. Shak. To be pleased in or with, to have complacency in; to take pleasure in. -- To be pleased to do a thing, to take pleasure in doing it; to have the will to do it; to think proper to do it. Dryden.

 

PLEASE

PLEASE Please, v. i.

 

1. To afford or impart pleasure; to excite agreeable emotions. What pleasing scemed, for her now pleases more. Milton. For we that live to please, must please to live. Johnson.

 

2. To have pleasure; to be willing, as a matter of affording pleasure or showing favor; to vouchsafe; to consent. Heavenly stranger, please to taste These bounties. Milton. That he would please 8give me my liberty. Swift.

 

PLEASED

PLEASED Pleased, a.

 

Defn: Experiencing pleasure. -- Pleas "ed *ly, adv. -- Pleas "ed *ness, n.

 

PLEASEMAN

PLEASEMAN Please "man, n.

 

Defn: An officious person who courts favor servilely; a pickthank. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

PLEASER

PLEASER Pleas "er, n.

 

Defn: One who pleases or gratifies.

 

PLEASING

PLEASING Pleas "ing, a.

 

Defn: Giving pleasure or satisfaction; causing agreeable emotion; agreeable; delightful; as, a pleasing prospect; pleasing manners. "Pleasing harmony. " Shak. "Pleasing features." Macaulay. -- Pleas "ing *ly, adv. -- Pleas "ing *ness, n.

 

Syn. -- Gratifying; delightful; agreeable. See Pleasant.

 

PLEASING

PLEASING Pleas "ing, n.

 

Defn: An object of pleasure. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

 

PLEASURABLE

PLEASURABLE Pleas "ur *a *ble, a.

 

Defn: Capable of affording pleasure or satisfaction; gratifying; abounding in pleasantness or pleasantry. Planting of orchards is very. .. pleasurable. Bacon. O, sir, you are very pleasurable. B. Jonson.-- Pleas "ur *a *ble *ness, n. -- Pleas "ur *a *bly, adv.

 

PLEASURE

Pleas "ure, n. Etym: [F. plaisir, originally an infinitive. See Please. ]

 

1. The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of something good, delightful, or satisfying; -- opposed to Ant: pain, Ant: sorrow, etc. At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Ps. xvi. 11.

 

2. Amusement; sport; diversion; self-indulgence; frivolous or dissipating enjoyment; hence, sensual gratification; -- opposed to labor, service, duty, self-denial, etc. "Not sunk in carnal pleasure. " Milton. He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man. Prov. xxi. 17. Lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God. 2 Tim. iii. 4.

 

3. What the will dictates or prefers as gratifying or satisfying; hence, will; choice; wish; purpose. "He will do his pleasure on Babylon. " Isa. xlviii. 14. Use your pleasure; if your love do not presuade you to come, let not my letter. Shak.

 

4. That which pleases; a favor; a gratification. Shak. Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure Acts xxv. 9. At pleasure, by arbitrary will or choice. Dryden. -- To take pleasure in, to have enjoyment in. Ps. cxlvii. 11.

 

Note: Pleasure is used adjectively, or in the formation of self- explaining compounds; as, pleasure boat, pleasure ground; pleasure house, etc.

 

Syn. -- Enjoyment; gratification; satisfaction; comfort; solace; joy; gladness; delight; will; choice; preference; purpose; command; favor; kindness.

 

PLEASURE

Pleas "ure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pleasured; p. pr. & vb. n.Pleasuring.]

 

Defn: To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify. Shak. [Rolled ] his hoop to pleasure Edith. Tennyson.

 

PLEASURE

PLEASURE Pleas "ure, v. i.

 

Defn: To take pleasure; to seek pursue pleasure; as, to go pleasuring.

 

PLEASUREFUL

PLEASUREFUL Pleas "ure *ful, a.

 

Defn: Affording pleasure. [R.]

 

PLEASURELESS

PLEASURELESS Pleas "ure *less, a.

 

Defn: Devoid of pleasure. G. Eliot.

 

PLEASURER

PLEASURER Pleas "ur *er, n.

 

Defn: A pleasure seeker. Dickens.

 

PLEASURIST

PLEASURIST Pleas "ur *ist, n.

 

Defn: A person devoted to worldly pleasure. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

 

PLEAT

PLEAT Pleat, n. & v. t.

 

Defn: See Plait.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

plea

plea |plē pli | ▶noun 1 a request made in an urgent and emotional manner: he made a dramatic plea for disarmament. • a claim that a circumstance means that one should not be blamed for or should not be forced to do something: her plea of a headache was not entirely false. 2 Law a formal statement by or on behalf of a defendant or prisoner, stating guilt or innocence in response to a charge, offering an allegation of fact, or claiming that a point of law should apply: he changed his plea to not guilty. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘lawsuit ’): from Old French plait, plaid ‘agreement, discussion, ’ from Latin placitum ‘a decree, ’ neuter past participle of placere ‘to please. ’

 

plea bargaining

plea bar gain ing ▶noun Law an arrangement between a prosecutor and a defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in the expectation of leniency. DERIVATIVES plea-bar gain verb, plea bar gain noun

 

pleach

pleach |plēCH plitʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. pleached ) entwine or interlace (tree branches ) to form a hedge or provide cover for an outdoor walkway: an avenue of pleached limes. ORIGIN late Middle English: from an Old French variant of plaissier (see plash 2 ).

 

plead

plead |plēd plid | ▶verb ( past pleaded or pled |pled | ) 1 [ reporting verb ] make an emotional appeal: [ no obj. ] : they pleaded with Carol to come home again | [ with direct speech ] : “Don't go, ” she pleaded | [ with infinitive ] : Anne pleaded to go with her. 2 [ with obj. ] present and argue for (a position ), esp. in court or in another public context: using cheap melodrama to plead the case for three prisoners. • [ no obj. ] Law address a court as an advocate on behalf of a party. • [ no obj., with complement ] Law state formally in court whether one is guilty or not guilty of the offense with which one is charged: he pleaded guilty to the drug charge. • Law invoke (a reason or a point of law ) as an accusation or defense: on trial for attempted murder, she pleaded self-defense. • offer or present as an excuse for doing or not doing something: he pleaded family commitments as a reason for not attending. DERIVATIVES plead er noun, plead ing ly adverb ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘to wrangle ’): from Old French plaidier ‘resort to legal action, ’ from plaid ‘discussion ’ (see plea ). usage: In a court of law, a person can plead guilty or plead not guilty. The phrase plead innocent, although commonly found in general use, is not a technical legal term. Note that one pleads guilty to (not of ) an offense, and may be found guilty of an offense. See also usage at innocent .

 

pleadable

plead a ble |ˈplēdəbəl ˈplidəbəl | ▶adjective Law able to be offered as a formal plea in court.

 

pleading

plead ing |ˈplēdiNG ˈplidɪŋ | ▶noun 1 the action of making an emotional or earnest appeal to someone: he ignored her pleading. 2 (usu. pleadings ) Law a formal statement of the cause of an action or defense.

 

pleasance

pleas ance |ˈplezəns ˈplɛzns | ▶noun a secluded enclosure or part of a garden, esp. one attached to a large house. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘pleasure ’): from Old French plaisance, from plaisant ‘pleasing ’ (see pleasant ).

 

pleasant

pleas ant |ˈplezənt ˈplɛznt | ▶adjective ( pleasanter, pleasantest ) giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment: a very pleasant evening | what a pleasant surprise! • (of a person or their manner ) friendly and considerate; likable: they found him pleasant and cooperative. DERIVATIVES pleas ant ly adverb, pleas ant ness noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘pleasing ’): from Old French plaisant ‘pleasing, ’ from the verb plaisir (see please ).

 

Pleasanton

Pleas an ton |ˈplesəntən ˌplɛsəntən | a city in north central California, southeast of Oakland; pop. 66,828 (est. 2008 ).

 

pleasantry

pleas ant ry |ˈplezntrē ˈplɛzntri | ▶noun ( pl. pleasantries ) (usu. pleasantries ) an inconsequential remark made as part of a polite conversation: after an exchange of pleasantries, I proceeded to outline a plan. • a mild joke: he laughed at his own pleasantry. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French plaisanterie, from Old French plaisant ‘pleasing ’ (see pleasant ).

 

please

please |plēz pliz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 cause to feel happy and satisfied: he arranged a fishing trip to please his son | [ with obj. and infinitive ] : it pleased him to be seen with someone in the news. • [ no obj. ] give satisfaction: she was quiet and eager to please. • satisfy aesthetically. 2 (please oneself ) take only one's own wishes into consideration in deciding how to act or proceed: this is the first time in ages that I can just please myself. • [ no obj. ] wish or desire to do something: feel free to wander around as you please . • (it pleases, pleased, etc. , someone to do something ) dated it is someone's choice to do something: instead of attending the meeting, it pleased him to go off hunting. ▶adverb used in polite requests or questions: please address letters to the Editor | what type of fish is this, please? • used to add urgency and emotion to a request: please, please come home! • used to agree politely to a request: “May I call you at home? ” “Please do. ” • used in polite or emphatic acceptance of an offer: “Would you like a drink? ” “Yes, please. ” • used to ask someone to stop doing something of which the speaker disapproves: Rita, please —people are looking. • used to express incredulity or irritation: You cleaned out the barn in only two hours? Oh, please! PHRASES as —— as you please informal used to emphasize the manner in which someone does something, esp. when this is seen as surprising: she walked forward as calm as you please. if you please 1 used in polite requests: follow me, if you please. 2 used to express indignation at something perceived as unreasonable: she wants me to make fifty cakes in time for the festival, if you please! DERIVATIVES pleas er noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French plaisir ‘to please, ’ from Latin placere.

 

pleased

pleased |plēzd plizd | ▶adjective feeling or showing pleasure and satisfaction, esp. at an event or a situation: both girls were pleased with their new hairstyles | he seemed really pleased that she was there | a pleased smile. • [ with infinitive ] willing or glad to do something: we will be pleased to provide an independent appraisal. • (pleased with oneself ) proud of one's achievements, esp. excessively so; self-satisfied: as he led the way, he looked very pleased with himself. PHRASES ( as ) pleased as Punch see punch 4. pleased to meet you said on being introduced to someone: “This is my wife. ” “Pleased to meet you. ”

 

pleasing

pleas ing |ˈplēziNG ˈpliːzɪŋ | ▶adjective satisfying or appealing: the pleasing austerity of the surroundings. DERIVATIVES pleas ing ly |ˈplēziNGlē |adverb [ as submodifier ] : the concept he came up with is pleasingly simple

 

pleasurable

pleas ur a ble |ˈpleZHərəbəl ˈplɛʒ (ə )rəbəl | ▶adjective pleasing; enjoyable. DERIVATIVES pleas ur a ble ness noun, pleas ur a bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from pleasure, on the pattern of comfortable .

 

pleasure

pleas ure |ˈpleZHər ˈplɛʒər | ▶noun a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment: she smiled with pleasure at being praised. • enjoyment and entertainment, contrasted with things done out of necessity: she had not traveled for pleasure for a long time. • an event or activity from which one derives enjoyment: the car makes driving in the city a pleasure. • sensual gratification. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] used or intended for entertainment rather than business: pleasure boats. ▶verb [ with obj. ] give sexual enjoyment or satisfaction to: tell me what will pleasure you. • [ no obj. ] (pleasure in ) derive enjoyment from: risky verbal exchanges that the pair might pleasure in. PHRASES at someone's pleasure as and when someone wishes: the landlord could terminate the agreement at his pleasure. have the pleasure of something used in formal requests and descriptions: he asked if he might have the pleasure of taking her to lunch. my pleasure used as a polite reply to thanks: “Oh, thank you! ” “My pleasure. ” take pleasure in derive happiness or enjoyment from: they take a perverse pleasure in causing trouble. what's your pleasure? what would you like? (used esp. when offering someone a choice ): “What's your pleasure? ” “A cappuccino, please. ” with pleasure gladly (used to express polite agreement or acceptance ).ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French plaisir ‘to please ’ (used as a noun ). The second syllable was altered under the influence of abstract nouns ending in -ure, such as measure .

 

pleasure principle

pleas ure prin ci ple ▶noun Psychoanalysis the instinctive drive to seek pleasure and avoid pain, expressed by the id as a basic motivating force that reduces psychic tension.

 

pleat

pleat |plēt plit | ▶noun a double or multiple fold in a garment or other item made of cloth, held by stitching the top or side. ▶verb [ with obj. ] fold into pleats: she was absently pleating her skirt between her fingers | (as adj. pleated ) : a short pleated skirt. DERIVATIVES pleat er noun ORIGIN late Middle English: a variant of plait. The written form of the word became obsolete between c. 1700 and the end of the 19th cent.

 

pleather

pleath er |ˈpleT͟Hər ˌplɛðər | ▶noun imitation leather made from polyurethane. ORIGIN 1980s: blend of polyurethane and leather .

 

Oxford Dictionary

plea

plea |pliː | ▶noun 1 a request made in an urgent and emotional manner: he made a dramatic plea for disarmament. • a claim that a circumstance means that one should not be blamed for or should not be forced to do something: her plea of a headache was not entirely false. 2 Law a formal statement by or on behalf of a defendant or prisoner, stating guilt or innocence in response to a charge, offering an allegation of fact, or claiming that a point of law should apply: he changed his plea to not guilty. PHRASES plea of tender Law a plea that the defendant has always been ready to satisfy the plaintiff's claim and now brings the sum into court. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘lawsuit ’): from Old French plait, plaid ‘agreement, discussion ’, from Latin placitum ‘a decree ’, neuter past participle of placere ‘to please ’.

 

plea bargaining

plea bargaining ▶noun [ mass noun ] Law an arrangement between prosecutor and defendant whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a more lenient sentence or an agreement to drop other charges. DERIVATIVES plea-bargain verb, plea bargain noun

 

pleach

pleach |pliːtʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. pleached ) entwine or interlace (tree branches ) to form a hedge or provide cover for an outdoor walkway: an avenue of pleached limes. ORIGIN late Middle English: from an Old French variant of plaissier (see plash 2 ).

 

plead

plead |pliːd | ▶verb ( past and past participle pleaded or N. Amer., Scottish, or dialect pled |plɛd | ) 1 [ reporting verb ] make an emotional appeal: [ no obj. ] : she pleaded with them not to gag the boy | [ with direct speech ] : ‘Don't go, ’ she pleaded | [ with infinitive ] : Anne pleaded to go with her | (as adj. pleading ) : he gave her a pleading look. 2 [ with obj. ] present and argue for (a position ), especially in court or in another public context. • [ no obj. ] Law address a court as an advocate on behalf of a party. • [ no obj., with complement ] Law state formally in court whether one is guilty or not guilty of the offence with which one is charged: the youth pleaded guilty to murdering the girl. • Law invoke (a reason or a point of law ) as an accusation or defence: on trial for attempted murder, she pleaded self-defence. • offer or present as an excuse for doing or not doing something: he pleaded family commitments as a reason for not attending. DERIVATIVES pleader noun, pleadingly adverb ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘to wrangle ’): from Old French plaidier ‘go to law ’, from plaid ‘discussion ’ (see plea ). usage: In a law court a person can plead guilty or plead not guilty. The phrase plead innocent is not a technical legal term, although it is commonly found in general use.

 

pleadable

plead |able |ˈpliːdəb (ə )l | ▶adjective Law able to be offered as a formal plea in court.

 

pleading

plead |ing |ˈpliːdɪŋ | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the action of making an emotional or earnest appeal to someone: he ignored her pleading. 2 (usu. pleadings ) Law a formal statement of the cause of an action or defence.

 

pleasance

pleas |ance |ˈplɛz (ə )ns | ▶noun a secluded enclosure or part of a garden, especially one attached to a large house. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘pleasure ’): from Old French plaisance, from plaisant ‘pleasing ’ (see pleasant ).

 

pleasant

pleas |ant |ˈplɛz (ə )nt | ▶adjective ( pleasanter, pleasantest ) giving a sense of happy satisfaction or enjoyment: a very pleasant evening. • (of a person or their manner ) friendly and considerate; likeable: they found him pleasant and cooperative. DERIVATIVES pleasantly adverb, pleasantness noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘pleasing ’): from Old French plaisant ‘pleasing ’, from the verb plaisir (see please ).

 

Pleasanton

Pleas an ton |ˈplesəntən ˌplɛsəntən | a city in north central California, southeast of Oakland; pop. 66,828 (est. 2008 ).

 

pleasantry

pleas |ant ¦ry |ˈplɛz (ə )ntri | ▶noun ( pl. pleasantries ) (usu. pleasantries ) an inconsequential remark made as part of a polite conversation: after an exchange of pleasantries, I proceeded to outline a plan. • a mild joke: he laughed at his own pleasantry. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French plaisanterie, from Old French plaisant ‘pleasing ’ (see pleasant ).

 

please

please |pliːz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 cause to feel happy and satisfied: he arranged a fishing trip to please his son | [ with obj. and infinitive ] : it pleased him to be seen with someone in the news. • [ no obj. ] give satisfaction: she was quiet and eager to please. • satisfy aesthetically. 2 (please oneself ) take only one's own wishes into consideration in deciding how to act or proceed: this is the first time in ages that I can just please myself. • [ no obj. ] wish or desire to do something: feel free to wander around as you please . • (it pleases, pleased, etc. , someone to do something ) dated it is someone's choice to do something: instead of attending the meeting, it pleased him to go off hunting. ▶adverb used in polite requests or questions: please address letters to the Editor | what type of fish is this, please? • used to add urgency and emotion to a request: please, please come home! • used to agree politely to a request: ‘May I ring you at home? ’ ‘Please do. ’. • used in polite or emphatic acceptance of an offer: ‘Would you like a drink? ’ ‘Yes, please. ’. • used to ask someone to stop doing something of which the speaker disapproves: Rita, please —people are looking. • used to express incredulity or irritation: Oh please, is that meant to be a serious argument? . PHRASES as —— as you please informal used to emphasize the manner in which someone does something, especially when this is seen as surprising: she walked forward as calm as you please. if you please 1 used in polite requests: follow me, if you please. 2 used to express indignation at something perceived as unreasonable: she wants me to make fifty cakes in time for the festival, if you please! please yourself used to express indifference, especially when someone does not cooperate or behave as expected: ‘I can manage on my own. ’ ‘Please yourself. ’.ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French plaisir ‘to please ’, from Latin placere.

 

pleased

pleased |pliːzd | ▶adjective feeling or showing pleasure and satisfaction, especially at an event or a situation: both girls were pleased with their new hairstyles | he seemed really pleased that she was there | a pleased smile. • [ with infinitive ] willing or glad to do something: we will be pleased to provide an independent appraisal. • (pleased with oneself ) proud of one's achievements, especially excessively so; self-satisfied. PHRASES ( as ) pleased as Punch see punch 4. not best pleased Brit. informal annoyed or irritated: the government-backed organizations were not best pleased by the criticism. pleased to meet you said on being introduced to someone: ‘This is my wife. ’ ‘Pleased to meet you. ’.DERIVATIVES pleasedly adverb

 

pleasing

pleas |ing |ˈpliːzɪŋ | ▶adjective satisfying or appealing: the pleasing austerity of the surroundings. DERIVATIVES pleasingly adverb [ as submodifier ] : a pleasingly unpretentious late night lounge bar

 

pleasurable

pleas ¦ur |able |ˈplɛʒ (ə )rəb (ə )l | ▶adjective pleasing; enjoyable. DERIVATIVES pleasurableness noun, pleasurably adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from pleasure, on the pattern of comfortable .

 

pleasure

pleas |ure |ˈplɛʒə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a feeling of happy satisfaction and enjoyment: she smiled with pleasure at being praised. • enjoyment and entertainment, as opposed to necessity: she had not travelled for pleasure for a long time. • [ count noun ] an event or activity from which one derives enjoyment: the car makes driving in the city a pleasure. • sensual gratification: the touch of his fingers gave her such pleasure. ▶adjective [ attrib. ] used or intended for entertainment rather than business: pleasure boats. ▶verb [ with obj. ] give sexual enjoyment or satisfaction to: tell me what will pleasure you. • [ no obj. ] (pleasure in ) derive enjoyment from: risky verbal exchanges that the pair might pleasure in. PHRASES at Her (or His ) Majesty's pleasure detained in a British prison: his sharp practice cost him a term at Her Majesty's pleasure. at someone's pleasure as and when someone wishes: the landlord could terminate the agreement at his pleasure. have the pleasure of something (or of doing something ) used in formal requests and descriptions: he asked if he might have the pleasure of taking her to lunch. my pleasure used as a polite reply to thanks. take pleasure in derive happiness or enjoyment from: they take a perverse pleasure in causing trouble. what's your pleasure? what would you like? (used especially when offering someone a choice ): ‘What's your pleasure? ’ ‘A cappuccino, please. ’. with pleasure gladly (used to express polite agreement or acceptance ).ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French plaisir ‘to please ’ (used as a noun ). The second syllable was altered under the influence of abstract nouns ending in -ure, such as measure .

 

pleasure principle

pleas |ure prin |ciple ▶noun Psychoanalysis the instinctive drive to seek pleasure and avoid pain, expressed by the id as a basic motivating force which reduces psychic tension.

 

pleat

pleat |pliːt | ▶noun a double or multiple fold in a garment or other item made of cloth, held by stitching the top or side. ▶verb [ with obj. ] fold into pleats: (as adj. pleated ) : a short pleated skirt. ORIGIN late Middle English: a variant of plait. The written form of the word became obsolete between c. 1700 and the end of the 19th cent.

 

pleather

plea ¦ther ▶noun [ mass noun ] imitation leather made from polyurethane. ORIGIN 1980s: blend of polyurethane and leather .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

plea

plea noun 1 a plea for aid: appeal, entreaty, supplication, petition, request, call, suit, solicitation. 2 her plea of a headache was unconvincing: claim, explanation, defense, justification; excuse, pretext.

 

plead

plead verb 1 he pleaded with her to stay: beg, implore, entreat, appeal to, supplicate, importune, petition, request, ask, call on; literary beseech. 2 she pleaded ignorance: claim, use as an excuse, assert, allege, argue, state.

 

pleasant

pleasant adjective 1 a pleasant evening: enjoyable, pleasurable, nice, agreeable, pleasing, satisfying, gratifying, good; entertaining, amusing, delightful, charming; fine, balmy; informal lovely, great. 2 the staff are pleasant: friendly, agreeable, amiable, nice, genial, cordial, likable, amicable, good-humored, good-natured, personable; hospitable, approachable, gracious, courteous, polite, obliging, helpful, considerate; charming, lovely, delightful, sweet, sympathetic, simpatico. ANTONYMS disagreeable.

 

pleasantry

pleasantry noun 1 we exchanged pleasantries: banter, badinage; polite remark, casual remark. 2 he laughed at his own pleasantry: joke, witticism, quip, jest, gag, bon mot; informal wisecrack, crack.

 

please

please verb 1 he'd do anything to please her: make happy, give pleasure to, make someone feel good; delight, charm, amuse, entertain; satisfy, gratify, humor, oblige, content, suit. ANTONYMS annoy. 2 do as you please: like, want, wish, desire, see fit, think fit, choose, will, prefer. ▶adverb please sit down: if you please, if you wouldn't mind, if you would be so good; kindly, pray; archaic prithee.

 

pleased

pleased adjective Edward seemed really pleased to see me: happy, glad, delighted, gratified, grateful, thankful, content, contented, satisfied; thrilled, elated, overjoyed; informal over the moon, tickled pink, on cloud nine. ANTONYMS unhappy. WORD SPECTRUM: angry / pleased See angry Word Spectrums show shades of meaning between two polar opposites.

 

pleasing

pleasing adjective 1 a pleasing day: nice, agreeable, pleasant, pleasurable, satisfying, gratifying, good, enjoyable, entertaining, amusing, delightful; informal lovely, great; Brit. informal cushty. 2 her pleasing manner: friendly, amiable, pleasant, agreeable, affable, nice, genial, likable, good-humored, charming, engaging, delightful; informal lovely, simpatico.

 

pleasurable

pleasurable adjective a pleasurable visit to Aunt Mae's garden: pleasant, enjoyable, delightful, nice, pleasing, agreeable, gratifying; fun, entertaining, amusing, diverting; informal lovely, great; Brit. informal cushty.

 

pleasure

pleasure noun 1 she smiled with pleasure: happiness, delight, joy, gladness, glee, satisfaction, gratification, contentment, enjoyment, amusement. 2 his greatest pleasures in life: joy, amusement, diversion, recreation, pastime; treat, thrill. 3 don't mix business and pleasure: enjoyment, fun, entertainment; recreation, leisure, relaxation; informal jollies. 4 a life of pleasure: hedonism, indulgence, self-indulgence, self-gratification, lotus-eating. 5 what's your pleasure? wish, desire, preference, will, inclination, choice. PHRASES take pleasure in we're still healthy enough to take pleasure in our retirement years: enjoy, delight in, love, like, adore, appreciate, relish, savor, revel in, glory in; informal get a kick out of, get a thrill out of. with pleasure certainly I can give you a ride, with pleasure: gladly, willingly, happily, readily; by all means, of course; archaic fain.

 

pleat

pleat noun a curtain pleat: fold, crease, gather, tuck, crimp; pucker. ▶verb the dress is pleated at the front: fold, crease, gather, tuck, crimp; pucker.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

plea

plea noun 1 a desperate plea for aid: appeal, entreaty, supplication, petition, prayer; request, call, solicitation, invocation, suit; rare imploration, adjuration. 2 her plea of a headache was not entirely false: claim, explanation, defence, justification, vindication; excuse, pretext.

 

plead

plead verb 1 he had pleaded with her to stay: beg, entreat, beseech, implore, appeal to, petition, supplicate, importune, pray to, request, ask earnestly, call on, adjure; apply to, solicit; rare obsecrate. 2 his accomplice pleaded ignorance | she pleaded her case to no avail: claim, use as an excuse, assert, allege; argue, state, present, put forward.

 

pleasant

pleasant adjective 1 a very pleasant evening: enjoyable, pleasing, pleasurable, nice, agreeable, satisfying, gratifying, welcome, good, acceptable, to one's liking; entertaining, amusing, diverting; delightful, charming, inviting, attractive, beautiful; fine, balmy, salubrious; Scottish bonny, couthy; informal lovely, great; N. Amer. informal neat; S. African informal lekker, mooi. 2 the staff are always pleasant: friendly, agreeable, amiable, affable, nice, genial, likeable, amicable, lovely, good-humoured, personable, congenial, hospitable, approachable, good-natured, companionable; gracious, courteous, polite, cordial, obliging, helpful, considerate; cheerful, warm, charming, engaging, winning, delightful, sweet, as nice as pie, sympathetic; German gemütlich; N. English & Scottish canny; Scottish couthy; archaic fair-spoken. ANTONYMS unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty.

 

pleasantry

pleasantry noun 1 (usually pleasantries ) we exchanged the usual pleasantries: banter, badinage; inconsequential remark, friendly /good-natured remark, polite remark, casual remark; N. Amer. informal josh. 2 he laughed at his own pleasantry: joke, witticism, quip, jest, gag, witty remark, sally; French bon mot; informal wisecrack, crack.

 

please

please verb 1 he'd do anything to please her: make happy, give pleasure to, make someone pleased /glad /content, make someone feel good, delight, charm, amuse, divert, entertain, be agreeable to, gladden, cheer up; satisfy, gratify, humour, oblige, content, suit; informal tickle pink. ANTONYMS displease, annoy. 2 guests are urged to do as they please: like, want, wish, desire, see /think fit, choose, be inclined, will, prefer, opt. ▶adverb let me know as soon as possible, please | please sit down: if you please, if you wouldn't mind, if you would be so good; kindly, have the goodness to, pray; archaic prithee.

 

pleased

pleased adjective Edward seemed really pleased to see me: happy, glad, delighted, gratified, grateful, thankful, content, contented, satisfied, well pleased, thrilled, elated, as pleased as Punch, overjoyed, cock-a-hoop, like a dog with two tails, like a child with a new toy; informal over the moon, tickled pink, on cloud nine /seven; Brit. informal chuffed; N. English informal made up; Austral. informal wrapped; derogatory complacent, smug; humorous gruntled. ANTONYMS unhappy, dissatisfied. PHRASES pleased with oneself I was rather pleased with myself, and was really trying to keep that smug look off my face: self-satisfied, smug, complacent, self-congratulatory, superior, puffed up, self-approving, well pleased, proud of oneself; informal goody-goody; Brit. informal like the cat that's got the cream, I'm-all-right-Jack; N. Amer. informal wisenheimer; N. Amer. vulgar slang shit-eating.

 

pleasing

pleasing adjective 1 a very pleasing day: nice, agreeable, pleasant, pleasurable, satisfying, gratifying, welcome, good, acceptable, to one's liking, enjoyable, entertaining, amusing, delightful, fine; informal lovely. See also pleasant (sense 1 ). 2 her pleasing manner: friendly, amiable, pleasant, agreeable, affable, nice, genial, likeable, good-humoured, charming, engaging, winning, delightful; informal lovely. See also pleasant (sense 2 ).

 

pleasurable

pleasurable adjective a pleasurable experience. See agreeable (sense 1 ).

 

pleasure

pleasure noun 1 she smiled with pleasure: happiness, delight, joy, gladness, rapture, glee, satisfaction, gratification, fulfilment, contentment, contentedness, enjoyment, amusement; humorous delectation. 2 watercolour painting is one of his greatest pleasures: joy, delight, source of pleasure, enjoyment, amusement, diversion, recreation, pastime, divertissement; treat, thrill. 3 he doesn't believe in mixing business and pleasure: enjoyment, fun, entertainment, amusement, diversion, recreation, leisure, relaxation; informal jollies; Brit. informal beer and skittles. 4 they were indolent and addicted to a life of pleasure: sensual gratification, hedonism, indulgence, self-indulgence, self-gratification, lack of self-restraint, lotus-eating; rare sybaritism. 5 what's your pleasure? wish, desire, preference, will, inclination, choice, option. PHRASES take pleasure in even the youngest children take pleasure in music: enjoy, delight in, love, like, adore, be entertained by, be amused by, be pleased by, appreciate, relish, savour, revel in, glory in; informal get a kick out of, get a thrill out of. with pleasure ‘Would you mind telling me the way to the station? ’ ‘With pleasure. ’: gladly, willingly, happily, readily, cheerfully, by all means, of course; archaic fain. ANTONYMS displeasure, sorrow, pain. WORD LINKS pleasure hedonism pursuit of pleasure Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

pleat

pleat noun a pleat at the edge of the curtain: fold, tuck, crease, gather, pucker, crimp; rare plication. ▶verb the garment is softly pleated at the front: fold, tuck, crease, gather, pucker, crimp; rare plicate.

 

Spanish Dictionary

pleamar

pleamar nombre femenino 1 Fin del movimiento creciente de la marea, cuando el agua alcanza su nivel más alto .ANTÓNIMO bajamar .2 Tiempo que dura este movimiento :aconsejan no bañarse durante la pleamar .ANTÓNIMO bajamar .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

plea

plea /pliː /〖語源は 「喜ばせるもの 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 ｟かたく ｠ «…に対する /…してほしいという » 嘆願 , 懇願 (appeal ) «for /to do » ▸ make a plea for clemency 慈悲を懇願する .2 〘法 〙〖a /one's ～〗抗弁 , 申し立て ▸ make [enter ] a plea of not guilty ≒make [enter ] a not guilty plea 無罪を申し立てる .3 〖通例 a ～〗弁解 , 言い訳 .c ò p a pl é a ｟米俗 ｠〈被告が 〉 (重い刑罰を免れようと )白状する .on the pl é a «…だということを /…を » 口実に «that 節 /of » .～́ b à rgain ｟米 ｠〘法 〙司法取引 (をする ); (司法取引で )…を獲得する .～́ b à rgaining ｟米 ｠〘法 〙司法取引 .

 

plead

plead /pliːd /動詞 ～s /-dz /; ～ed /-ɪd /, ～/pled /, ｟主に米 スコット ｠pled /pled /; ～ing 自動詞 1 «人に /…を /…してくれるよう » 懇願する , 嘆願する «with /for /to do » ▸ plead with A for another chance Aにもう一度チャンスをくれと懇願する ▸ His ex-wife pleaded to see their daughter .彼の前妻は娘に会いたいと懇願した .2 〘法 〙【主張 運動などを 】抗弁する ; 弁護する «for » ▸ plead guilty [not guilty, innocent ]有罪を認める [無罪を主張する ].他動詞 1 〈事件 〉を争う (argue ); 〈告発 〉に対して弁護する (defend )▸ plead A's case A 〈人 〉の事件を弁護する .2 〘法 〙…に対して抗弁する ; …を弁護する (!受け身にしない ) .3 〖～ A /that節 〗Aだと […と ]弁解する , 言い訳をする ▸ He pleaded ignorance [that he was ignorant ].彼は知らなかったと弁解した .4 〖～ A /that節 〗Aを […と ](支持して )主張する .

 

pleading

pl é ad ing 名詞 U 申し開き ; 嘆願 ; 〘法 〙〖～s 〗訴答 (書面 ).形容詞 嘆願する, 訴えるような .～ly 副詞

 

pleasant

pleas ant /pléz (ə )nt / (! -ea-は /e /) →please 形容詞 more ～; most ～/｟時に ｠～er ; ～est 1 〈物 事が 〉楽しい ; «…に » 魅力的な , 気持ちのよい , 快い «to » (↔unpleasant ); 〖it is ～ (for A ) to do 〗(A 〈人 〉にとって )…することは愉快だ (!この意味では ╳I am ～… と人を主語にしない ) ▸ have [spend ] a pleasant time 楽しい時を過ごす ▸ a very pleasant surprise [experience ]とてもすがすがしい驚き [経験 ]▸ Certainly, it isn't pleasant to be associated with such an incident .確かにそのような事件に巻き込まれるのは不愉快だ .2 〈人が 〉親しみやすい , 快活な , 好感のもてる ; 礼儀正しい (↔unpleasant )▸ He is always pleasant to me .彼はいつも私には感じがよい ▸ a pleasant -looking woman 感じのよい女性 .3 〈天候が 〉よい , 快適な (fair )(↔unpleasant )▸ pleasant weather よい天気 .4 ｟英 古 ｠陽気な ; ふざけた , ひょうきんな , おどけた .～ness 名詞 U 楽しさ, 心地よさ .

 

pleasantly

pleas ant ly /pléz (ə )ntli /副詞 愉快に, 楽しく ; 愛想よく ; 心地よく ▸ This room is pleasantly warm .この部屋は暖かくて心地よい ▸ I was pleasantly surprised to see him .思いがけず彼に会ってうれしかった .

 

pleasantry

pleas ant ry /pléz (ə )ntri /名詞 複 -ries C ｟かたく ｠丁重な社交語 ; 冗談, ひょうきんな言動 ; ひやかし .

 

please

please /pliːz /〖語源は 「滑らかにする 」＞「喜ばせる 」〗(形 )pleasant, pleased, pleasing, (名 )pleasure 間投詞 (!本来May it (so ) please you! (それがあなたのお気に召しますように )がPlease (it ) you! を経て省略されたもの; 副詞 とも考えられる ) 1 a. 〖話し手に利益となる要請 依頼 命令を和らげて 〗どうか, どうぞ ▸ Would [Will ] you please call me later? ≒Would [Will ] you call me later, please ?後で電話していただけますか [くれますか ] (!(1 )willは丁寧な 「依頼 」の場合は用いない; ↓語法 (3 ). (2 )｟コーパス ｠Please would [will ] you call me later? の語順は ｟ややまれ ｠) ▸ Waiter, please give [bring ] me some water .ウェイターさん, 水をください (!You give me water, please . のようなyouを伴う命令文はいらだちを表すのでpleaseとはなじまない ) ▸ Please don't tell them. ≒Don't tell them, please .どうか彼らには話さないでくれ (!Don't please tell them. は避ける ) .コミュニケーション A: May I speak to Mr. Thompson, please ? ｟電話 ｠トンプソンさんをお願いできますか .B: Hold on, please . お待ちください .❢｟コーパス ｠電話の呼び出しではMay I please speak …?の語順は一般的でない .b. 〖聞き手に利益がある命令を和らげて 〗どうぞ [まあ ](…してください )▸ Please come in (↗).どうぞお入りください (!日本語からの類推で単に ╳Please. としない ) ▸ Please feel free to call us at 123 --4567 .ご遠慮なく123 --4567までお電話ください ▸ Five minutes, please .5分間休憩 c. 〖情報などを求めて 〗教えてください ▸ Who's speaking [calling ], please ?｟電話 ｠どちら様ですか ▸ Please , I don't understand what you mean .すみません, おっしゃることがわかりません (説明してください ).d. 〖要請に感情を加えて 〗お願いだから , ねえ ▸ Oh, please let me go to the party, Dad .ねえ, パーティに行かせて, お父さん コーパスの窓 pleaseを使った会話表現 ▸ Next, please .次の方どうぞ ▸ Again, please .もう一度言ってください ▸ Out, please .降ります (!エレベータで; Please let me out. の意 ) ▸ Coming through, please .通してください (!人込みなどで ) 語法 1 文尾に置かれるときは通例前に, 文頭に置かれるときは時に直後にコンマを伴う .2 人に物を渡したり与えたりするときには pleaseを単独で用いない ▸ “Have you got a pen? ” “Yes, here you are. ”「ペンを貸してくれないか 」「はい, どうぞ 」(╳ Yes, please. としない ).3 命令文やWill you …?といった形にpleaseを添えても, 若干調子は和らぐものの, 丁寧な依頼表現にはならない. 家族や親しい友人以外には, Can [Could, Would ] you (please ) …?, Would [Do ] you mind if …?などを用いる方が無難 .4 a. pleaseは基本的に話し手に利益のあることについて 「…してくだされば感謝します [うれしいです ]」といった気持ちを表す . 特に文頭ではその意が強い ; ↑1d .b. 聞き手に利益がある場合でも, 聞き手に物事を勧めたり聞き手の幸福を願うなど, 話し手が喜びを感じたり, 相手に対する負い目が解消されると自覚されるような場合はpleaseが用いられることがある ▸ Please make yourself comfortable .どうぞ楽にしてください .c. 聞き手が利益を受ける単なる指示 許可などにpleaseは用いない ▸ Take [╳Please take ] three pills a day .1日に3錠ずつお飲みください ▸ You may [╳may please ] go now .もう行ってよろしい .2 〖相手の申し出 要請を強意的に受け入れて 〗(ぜひ )お願いします ▸ “May I make a suggestion? ” “Please do. ”「1つ提案をしてもいいですか 」「ええ, ぜひ 」 (!ややかたい答で, この場合doは省略しない; →certainly 2 ) .コミュニケーション A: Would you like something to drink? 何かお飲みになりますか .B: Yes, please . I'd like coffee . ええ, お願いします. コーヒーがいいですね .❢断るときは普通No, thank you. を用いる .語法 Yes, please .話し手が自らの利益のために許可を求めるMay I …? に対して, 日本語からの類推でYes, please. (いいですよ, どうぞ )という返事はしない. たとえば “May I use your pen? ”への肯定の返事は普通 “Certainly. ”/“Sure. ”/“Of course. ”などという (→may 7b ). ただし聞き手の利益になることについて丁寧に許可を求める次のような場合は可 ▸ “May I help you? ” “Yes, please .”「承りましょうか 」「ええ, お願いします 」 (!店頭で ) ▸ “May I take your coat? ” “Yes, please .”「コートをお取りしましょうか 」「ええ, お願い 」 (!レストランのクロークなどで ) また, いずれの場合も “Please. ”とはしない .3 ｟くだけて 時におどけて ｠a. 〖P-!〗〖困惑 [いらいら ]させる行為 状況に対して 〗頼むから止めてくれ , よしてくれ ▸ Oh, John, please ! I'm trying to sleep .ジョン, やめてよ . 眠いのよ (!うるさくして寝かせないジョンに対して ) b. /pəlíːz /〖困惑 [いらいら ]させる発言 要望に対して 〗そんな , ばかな (!pl-ease, puh-leezeなどとつづることがある ) ▸ “Will you marry me? ” “Please ! John! How do you think old I am? ”「結婚してくれますか 」「よしてよ, ジョン . 年が違いすぎるわ 」 (!年下の男性に求婚されて ) ▸ Oh, please , it's a total lie .よく言うよ, そんなの大うそだ 4 ｟話 ｠〖子供 店員などが大人 客の注意を引いて 〗ちょっとすみません , あのー ▸ Please sir, no smoking indoors .あのー, 店内は禁煙です .ì f you w ó uld, pl é ase (…)｟話 ｠すみませんが (…を )お願いします .W ò uld you pl é ase? ｟話 ｠(親切な申し出に同意して )そうしてもらえますか .動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-d /; pleasing (!進行形にしない; be ～dなど分詞形容詞用法については →pleased , pleasing ) 他動詞 1 〈人 〉を喜ばせる , 満足させる ; 〖it ～s A to do /that節 〗｟かたく ｠…すること […ということ ]がA 〈人 〉を満足させる (↔displease )▸ I'm trying to please everyone .みんなを喜ばせようと努力している ▸ It pleased me to see him so happy with the news .彼がそのニュースを聞いて喜んでいるのを見てうれしくなった .2 ｟かたく ｠〖itを主語にして 〗〈事が 〉…の望み [希望 ]である ▸ If it pleases you, I will beg .もし君が望むなら, 頭を下げて頼むよ (!itは主節I will begをさす ) .自動詞 1 (人に )喜んでもらう , 満足してもらう ▸ John is eager [anxious ] to please .ジョンは人を喜ばせようと懸命だ ▸ We aim to please .喜んでいただけて何よりです (!店員などが客のお礼の言葉に対して; 通例商業的標語として用いるが, おどけてそれ以外の文脈でも用いることがある ) .2 望む, 好む (!as, whatever, wheneverなどと共に ) ▸ You can eat as much as you please .好きなだけ食べていいよ (as ) … as you pl é ase 1 ｟くだけて ｠非常に …, 驚くほど … (!… は 形容詞 副詞 ) ▸ as bold [cool ] as you please 平然と, 悠然と .2 ↑自動詞 2 .as A pl é ases 1 A 〈人 〉の思うがままに, 好きなように .2 ｟かたく ｠(ほかの人は関知しないから )どうぞA 〈人 〉のご勝手に, お好きなように .if you pl é ase 1 ｟かたい話 ｠(丁寧な提案に同意して )もしよろしければ (そう願います ); (丁寧に要請して )もしよろしければ (…していただけないでしょうか ); (注目を引くため呼びかけて )すみませんが, 失礼ですが (!いずれも ｟やや古 ｠に響くことがある ) ▸ “Shall I get you a drink? ” “If you please .”「飲み物をお持ちしましょうか 」「よろしければお願いします 」2 ｟主に英 やや古 ｠あろうことか, あきれたことに .pl é ase one s è lf 1 ｟くだけた話 ｠〖命令文で 〗(気にしないので )ご自由に, お好きに (してください ); 勝手にどうぞ (!しばしばぞんざいに ) ▸ Please yourself then .じゃどうぞご勝手に .2 (ほかの人でなく )自分が楽しむ .what è ver A pl é ases A 〈人 〉の好きなものは何でも, したい放題に (!意味によりほかにwhenever, wherever, whomever, howeverも用いられる ) .

 

pleased

pleased /pliːzd /→please 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 ｟主に英 /丁寧に ｠〖be pleased to do 〗a. 〈人が 〉…して [できて ]うれしい , 幸せである, 満足している ▸ (I'm very [really ]) pleased to meet you .｟話 ｠お会いできて本当に光栄です (!初対面の人に対して ) b. 〈人が 〉喜んで …する (!未来時制が多いがI 'd be …の形 (↓第1例 )や現在形 (↓第2例 )もある ) ▸ I'll [I'd ] be (only too ) pleased to help [assist ] you .喜んでお手伝いさせていただきます ▸ I am pleased to inform [tell ] you that …｟書 ｠つつしんで …をご連絡させていただきます (!商用文などで ) 2 a. 〈人が 〉 «…を /…ということを » 喜んで , 気に入って «about , at , with /(that )節 » ; «…に /…ということに » 満足して «with /(that )節 » (↔displeased )▸ I was pleased with the results .結果には満足だった ▸ We are pleased about your interest .興味を持っていただいてうれしいです b. 〖名詞 の前で 〗満足げな 〈笑みなど 〉.be f á r from [not too, n ó ne t ò o ] pl é ased «… (するの )が » いやで, 気に入らなくて «at [about ] (do ing )» .pl é ased with one s è lf 自己満足して, いい気になって .

 

pleaser

pl é as er 名詞 C 〖通例複合語で 〗(人を )喜ばせる人 [物 ].

 

pleasing

pleas ing /plíːzɪŋ /→please 形容詞 more ～; most ～｟かたく ｠(人に )喜びを与える , 満足感を与える ; «…にとって /…するのが » 楽しい , 心地よい , 快い «to /to do » (!pleasantよりかたい語 ) ▸ sounds pleasing to the ear 耳に心地よい音 .～ly 副詞 心地よく, 快く .

 

pleasurable

pleas ur a ble /pléʒ (ə )rəb (ə )l /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠楽しい ; 愉快な (pleasant ), 気持ちのよい .～ness 名詞 pl é as ur a bly 副詞 楽しく, 愉快に, 気持ちよく .

 

pleasure

pleas ure /pléʒə r / (! -ea-は /e /) →please 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 a. U 楽しみ , 喜び , 満足 (感 ); 誇らしさ , 光栄 ▸ That story gave me enormous pleasure .あの物語は私にはものすごく楽しかった ▸ I take [find ] no pleasure in my work .私は仕事が楽しくない ▸ And it gives me [it is my ] great pleasure to introduce our guest, Mr. John Smith .｟かたく ｠それではお客様を紹介させていただきます . ジョン スミスさんです ▸ get a lot of pleasure from [out of ] music 音楽から大きな喜びを得る .b. C 楽しいこと , うれしい経験 , 喜びの源 ; 光栄なこと ; ｟かたい話 ｠〖it is a ～ to do /doing 〗…するのは楽しい [喜びである , 光栄である ]▸ It was a pleasure to work [working ] with Bob. ≒Working with Bob was a pleasure .≒Bob was a pleasure to work with .ボブと一緒に仕事をするのは楽しかった ▸ It's a pleasure to meet you .｟かたい話 ｠お会いできて光栄です (→pleased 1a ) (!初対面で; 別れる時は It's been a pleasure meeting you. や It was a pleasure meeting [to meet ] you. など ) 2 U a. (仕事でなく )娯楽 , 遊び ; 〖形容詞的に 〗遊びで来ている ▸ Are you here for [on ] business or pleasure ?ここには仕事で来ているのかい, それとも遊びかい ▸ racers and pleasure skaters (スケートの )競技選手と遊びで滑りに来ている人 .b. (肉体的 )快楽 .3 U (悪意のある )喜び , 意地悪さ ▸ take pleasure in watching us suffer 我々が苦しむのを見ておもしろがる .4 U ｟かたく ｠〖one's ～〗意向 , 希望 , 意志 ; 好み ▸ What is your pleasure ?あなたのご意向はどうでしょう at his [her ] M à jesty's Pl é asure ｟英 ｠拘留期間を特に決めずに .at A's pl é asure ｟ややかたく ｠A 〈人 〉の望み通りに .for pl é asure 娯楽として, 遊びで .for the pl é asure of A A 〈事 〉を楽しむために ; A 〈人 〉の楽しみのために (!Aは 動名 名詞 ) .h à ve the pl é asure of A (!Aは 動名 名詞 ) 1 ｟かたく ｠A 〈事 〉を楽しく思う .2 ｟おどけて 皮肉で ｠A 〈事 〉を大いに楽しむ ▸ I had the pleasure of seeing your father once .1度あなたのお父さんにお目にかかりました (╳had the pleasure to seeとしない )(I ) d ò n't believe I've h à d the pl é asure .お初にお目にかかります .(Ì t is ) m ỳ pl é asure .＝Ì t's a pl é asure .｟ややかたい話 ｠どういたしまして (!ゆっくり発音する ) ▸ “Thanks for everything. ” “My pleasure .”「いろいろお世話になりました 」「どういたしまして 」pl è asure and p á in ＝rain (→rhyming slang ).The pl è asure is m í ne .=(It's ) my pleasure .with pl é asure 1 うれしそうに, 楽しく .2 ｟ややかたい話 ｠喜んで (!依頼に応えて ) ▸ “Could you come over tonight? ” “With pleasure .”「今晩来ていただけますか 」「いいですとも 」(≒It'll be a pleasure . ↑1b ).動詞 他動詞 ｟くだけて ｠1 (触って )〈人 〉を (性的に )喜ばせる .2 〖～ oneself 〗楽しむ .～́ b ò at [cr à ft ]レジャー用大型船, 遊覧船 .

 

pleat

pleat /pliːt /名詞 C (スカートなどの )ひだ, プリーツ .動詞 他動詞 〈スカートなど 〉にひだ [プリーツ ]を付ける .

 

pleated

pl é at ed /-ɪd /形容詞 ひだ [プリーツ ]の付いた .

 

pleather

pleath er /pléðə r /名詞 U 人工皮革 .