Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

please god

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.31 in modern English

Syllables: please -god
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

If it pleases God; God willing.

Etymology

absolute construction; comparable to the phrase (if) it (should/might) please God (present subjunctive mood); apt to be reanalyzed by many listeners today as if vocative/direct address (e.g., please God grant, in second person and imperative mood), but absolute and subjunctive in origin.

Questions

What does please god mean?: If it pleases God; God willing.
Where does please god come from?: absolute construction; comparable to the phrase (if) it (should/might) please God (present subjunctive mood); apt to be reanalyzed by many listeners today as if vocative/direct address (e.g., please God grant, in second person and imperative mood), but absolute and subjunctive in origin.

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