Latin

Verb

placeō ‎(present infinitive placēre, perfect active placitus sum, supine placitum); second conjugation

1. (with dative) I am pleasing or agreeable to; I please; I am welcome or acceptable; I satisfy (in a mental rather than a sensual way)

   sibi placere‎ ― to be pleased with oneself

   Videamus, si placet.‎ ― Let us see, if she pleases.

   Ubi fabulae sunt cognitae, placitae sunt.‎ ― Where stories are known, they are enjoyed.

   Placet mihi.‎ ― It pleases me.

   Placet tibi.‎ ― It pleases you.

   Si dis placet.‎ ― If it pleases the gods.

   placens uxor‎ ― a pleasing wife

   hostia placens Deo‎ ― a sacrifice pleasing God

Usage notes

Contrasts with delectō ‎(“I am pleasurable”), which adds the connotation of sensual pleasure.

Inflection

• Note that the third main part of the verb can also be "placitus sum". Hence the active meaning of "placitus".

Derived terms

• placidus
• placitus

Descendants

References

• placeo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• placeo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “placeo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • what is your opinion: quid de ea re fieri placet?
    
  • (ambiguous) to be in a bad temper: sibi displicere (opp. sibi placere)