Meanings
interjection
- If it pleases God; God willing.
Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
please God. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/please%20God
MLA
“please God.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/please%20God. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “please God,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/please%20God.
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