if you please

English

Phrase

if you please

1. (dated, formal) please
   • 1906, Edith Nesbit, The Railway Children, Chapter 4: The engine-burglar,

     The engine-driver and fireman did not see her. They were leaning out on the other side, telling the Porter a tale about a dog and a leg of mutton.
     

     "If you please," said Roberta--but the engine was blowing off steam and no one heard her.
     

     "If you please, Mr. Engineer," she spoke a little louder, but the Engine happened to speak at the same moment, and of course Roberta's soft little voice hadn't a chance.

Translations

(dated, formal) please

• Danish: om du vil være så venlig
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: (szíves) engedelmével/engedelmeddel (the former is formal; the latter is informal)
• Latin: sī vultis, sultis

References

• “if you please” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “if you please”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “if you please”, in Collins English Dictionary.