The difference between Please and What
Please is also verb with the meaning: to make happy or satisfy.
What is also determiner with the meaning: which.
What is also noun with the meaning: something.
What is also pronoun with the meaning: which thing, event, circumstance, etc.:.
What is also adverb with the meaning: in some manner or degree.
check bellow for the other definitions of Please and What
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Please as a verb (transitive):
To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
Examples:
"Her presentation pleased the executives."
"I'm pleased to see you've been behaving yourself."
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Please as a verb (intransitive, ergative):
To desire; to will; to be pleased by.
Examples:
"Just do as you please."
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Please as an adverb:
Examples:
"'Please, pass the bread."
"Would you please sign this form?"
"Could you tell me the time, please?"
"May I take your order, please?"
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Please as an adverb:
Examples:
"—May I help you? —Please."
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Please as an adverb:
Examples:
"Oh, please, do we have to hear that again?"
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Please as an adverb (Cincinnati):
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What as a pronoun (interrogative):
Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.:
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What as a pronoun (relative, nonstandard):
That; which; who.
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What as a pronoun:
That which; those that; the thing that.
Examples:
"He knows what he wants."
"'What goes up must come down."
"Keep up with what your friends are doing."
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What as a pronoun:
Whatever.
Examples:
"I will do what I can to help you."
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What as an adverb (usually followed by "with"):
In some manner or degree; in part; partly. See also what with
Examples:
"'What [[with]] [[singing]] [[and]] [[joking]], [[the]] [[time]] [[passed]] [[quickly]]."
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What as an adverb:
Such.
Examples:
"'What [[a]] [[pity]]."
"'What [[a]] [[beautiful]] [[day]]!"
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What as an adverb (obsolete):
Why?
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What as an adverb (now, rare):
Used to introduce each of two coordinate phrases or concepts; both…and.
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What as an adverb (Singlish):
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What as a noun (obsolete, uncountable):
Something; thing; stuff.
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What as a noun (countable):
The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
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What as a noun (countable):
Something that is addressed by , as opposed to a person, addressed by .