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

  1. 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."

  2. Please as a verb (intransitive, ergative):

    To desire; to will; to be pleased by.

    Examples:

    "Just do as you please."

  1. 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?"

  2. Please as an adverb:

    Examples:

    "—May I help you? —Please."

  3. Please as an adverb:

    Examples:

    "Oh, please, do we have to hear that again?"

  1. Please as an adverb (Cincinnati):

  1. What as a pronoun (interrogative):

    Which thing, event, circumstance, etc.:

  2. What as a pronoun (relative, nonstandard):

    That; which; who.

  3. 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."

  4. What as a pronoun:

    Whatever.

    Examples:

    "I will do what I can to help you."

  1. 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]]."

  2. What as an adverb:

    Such.

    Examples:

    "'What [[a]] [[pity]]."

    "'What [[a]] [[beautiful]] [[day]]!"

  3. What as an adverb (obsolete):

    Why?

  4. What as an adverb (now, rare):

    Used to introduce each of two coordinate phrases or concepts; both…and.

  5. What as an adverb (Singlish):

  1. What as a noun (obsolete, uncountable):

    Something; thing; stuff.

  2. What as a noun (countable):

    The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.

  3. What as a noun (countable):

    Something that is addressed by , as opposed to a person, addressed by .