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pleases

v.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈpɫizɪz// UK //plˈiːzɪz// pleas·es

v. to give someone a feeling of happiness or satisfaction.

v. to give pleasure or satisfaction to someone; to be agreeable to a person. Often used in the passive voice or as a polite formula in formal requests.


SIMPLE

It always pleases me to see my garden growing well.

CONTEXTUAL

The chef worked hard to create a menu that pleases even the most difficult food critics.

COMPLEX

The architect designed the atrium to ensure that the play of natural light pleases the eye while maintaining the building's structural integrity.

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The verb is transitive when meaning to satisfy someone, but can be intransitive in phrases like 'as one pleases'.

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