advise
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.
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.
to take counsel; consult (usually followed by with): I shall advise with my friends.
to offer counsel; give advice or recommend particular actions, conduct, etc.: I shall act as you advise.
Origin of advise
1Other words for advise
Other words from advise
- pre·ad·vise, verb (used with object), pre·ad·vised, pre·ad·vis·ing.
- re·ad·vise, verb, re·ad·vised, re·ad·vis·ing.
Words that may be confused with advise
- advice, advise
Words Nearby advise
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How to use advise in a sentence
I am working on getting the group that you advised we needed.
The COVID-19 Charmer: How a Self-Described Felon Convinced Elected Officials to Try to Help Him Profit From the Pandemic | by Vianna Davila, Jeremy Schwartz and Lexi Churchill | September 25, 2020 | ProPublicaFaced with this possibility, parents of infants are advised to socially isolate.
Pregnancy During A Pandemic: The Stress Of COVID-19 On Pregnant Women And New Mothers Is Showing | LGBTQ-Editor | September 23, 2020 | No Straight NewsClaus Aranha, who studies evolutionary computation at the University of Tsukuba in Japan, advised three entrants to the competition.
AI planners in Minecraft could help machines design better cities | Will Heaven | September 22, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewThe attorney, Kathleen Duffield, who advised HHS on issues of fraud, waste and abuse, declined to comment.
He Wanted to Fix Rural America’s Broken Nursing Homes. Now, Taxpayers May Be on the Hook for $76 Million. | by Max Blau for Georgia Health News | September 22, 2020 | ProPublicaThis document is thus of no value whatsoever and we advise you not to rely on it for any purpose.
Foreign Masks, Fear and a Fake Certification: Staff at CSL Plasma Say Conditions at Donation Centers Aren’t Safe | by J. David McSwane | September 21, 2020 | ProPublica
This is where Schwarz comes in: to quell concerns, advise about procedures, and follow up with loved ones.
The Nurse Coaching People Through Death by Starvation | Nick Tabor | November 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt 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.
Does Team Hillary Want a Democratic Challenge? | David Freedlander | September 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI 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."
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott BaileyThey 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.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanYet 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.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard Kipling
British Dictionary definitions for advise
/ (ədˈvaɪz) /
to offer advice (to a person or persons); counsel: he advised the king; to advise caution; he advised her to leave
(tr sometimes foll by of) formal to inform or notify
(intr foll by with) mainly US or obsolete to consult or discuss
Origin of advise
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