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please Interjection

— We say "please" when we want to ask someone politely to do something. Pass the salt, please.

please Verb

— Someone pleases someone else when they do what that person likes or wants. Giving her these flowers will please her.

let Verb

— When you let someone do something, you allow them to do it. I let him come with me. — When you let a building or a space in a building, you rent it. I will let my extra room to him.

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me Pronoun

— You use me instead of your name, to refer to yourself. This is my book. It belongs to me.

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know Verb

— When you know something, you have facts or ideas in your mind. I knew more things after I went to school. I know a little Spanish. I think I can do it, but I don't know. — You know a person, if you have met him or her. Yes, I know John. I met him in class last week. We want you to know that it will be OK.

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if Preposition

— If is used in a condition: — # When something will cause something else — #: If it rains, I will get wet. — # When a condition is not true — #: I'd prefer it if you took your shoes off. — # although — #: He was a great friend, if a little strange. — # When ... occurs (a programming statement). — #: If A, then B, else C.

if Subordinator

— If is used to report questions and things that are unknown. She asked if they had arrived yet. I don't know if I want to go or not.

if Noun

— If is a conditional situation. There are many ifs we need to consider before we start on the plan.

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coming

— adjective (= approaching, forthcoming, upcoming) of the relatively near future the approaching election this coming Thursday the forthcoming holidays the upcoming spring fashions — noun (= advent) arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous) the advent of the computer — noun (= approach, approaching) the act of drawing spatially closer to something the hunter's approach scattered the geese — noun (= approach, approaching) the temporal property of becoming nearer in time the approach of winter — noun (= orgasm) the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

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