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advise
[ ad-vahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following:
I advise you to be cautious.
- to recommend as desirable, wise, prudent, etc.:
He advised secrecy for the sake of national security.
Synonyms: suggest
- to give (a person, group, etc.) information or notice (often followed by of ):
The investors were advised of the risk. They advised him that this was their final notice.
verb (used without object)
- to take counsel; consult (usually followed by with ):
I shall advise with my friends.
Synonyms: consult, deliberate, confer
- to offer counsel; give advice or recommend particular actions, conduct, etc.:
I shall act as you advise.
advise
/ ədˈvaɪz /
verb
- to offer advice (to a person or persons); counsel
to advise caution
he advised her to leave
he advised the king
- formal.trsometimes foll byof to inform or notify
- obsolete.intrfoll bywith to consult or discuss
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Other Words From
- pread·vise verb (used with object) preadvised preadvising
- read·vise verb readvised readvising
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of advise1
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Example Sentences
This is where Schwarz comes in: to quell concerns, advise about procedures, and follow up with loved ones.
It warns: “We do not advise you to take this walk after dark.”
We need physicians and food-and-drug regulators to advise us, up to a point.
“I would advise any candidate to assess their viability and not just do a token run,” said Celinda Lake, a Democratic pollster.
I asked Rosser if she would advise a male loved one to refrain from sex if his partner disclosed she had HPV.
When Grandfather Mole overheard Mrs. Robin making such a remark he would quite likely advise her to "try a smaller one."
They shall plan how this may be done with due propriety, and shall advise us of their action.
Please advise the surrender as soon as possible in order to give due and solemn publicity to the event.
Yet he neither wishes the auditors to counsel or advise or influence him, nor that a word be said about his actions.
Woman-like, she could advise and help to the end, but the meanness of the means revolted.
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