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please vs like

like vs please

please is not a noun while like is a noun.

please is not an adjective while like is an adjective.

please and like both are verbs.

please is an adverb but like is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
please No No Yes Yes
like Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, like is a hypernym of please; that is, like is a word with a broader meaning than please:
  • please: be the will of or have the will (to)
  • like: to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something
Other hypernyms of please include care, wish.
please (noun) like (noun)
a kind of person
a similar kind
please (adjective) like (adjective)
resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination
equal in amount or value
having the same or similar characteristics
conforming in every respect
please (verb) like (verb)
give pleasure to or be pleasing to feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
be the will of or have the will (to) to hope, to desire or to prefer to have something, or to do something
give satisfaction be fond of
find enjoyable or agreeable
want to have
please (adverb) like (adverb)
used in polite request
Difference between please and like

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