advise
Americanverb (used with object)
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advises,
present (3rd person singular)
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advised,
past participle, past
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advising
present participle
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to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following.
I advise you to be cautious.
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to recommend as desirable, wise, prudent, etc..
He advised secrecy for the sake of national security.
- Synonyms:
- suggest
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to give (a person, group, etc.) information or notice (often followed byof ).
The investors were advised of the risk. They advised him that this was their final notice.
verb (used without object)
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advises,
present (3rd person singular)
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advised,
past participle, past
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advising
present participle
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to take counsel; consult (usually followed bywith ).
I shall advise with my friends.
- Synonyms:
- consult, deliberate, confer
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to offer counsel; give advice or recommend particular actions, conduct, etc..
I shall act as you advise.
verb
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to offer advice (to a person or persons); counsel
he advised the king
to advise caution
he advised her to leave
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formal to inform or notify
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obsolete to consult or discuss
Usage
What's the difference between advise and advice? Advise is a verb that means to give advice—guidance about what someone should do. Despite their very similar spelling, advice and advise are pronounced differently. Advise rhymes with prize, while advice rhymes with ice. Because the two words are so closely related, they are often used in the same contexts, so the challenge is simply to remember which spelling to use for the noun and which spelling to use for the verb. Our advice? Remember that, unlike advise, advice never gets an s, even at the end (advice is a mass noun, so it’s never pluralized as advices). Here’s an example of advise and advice used correctly in a sentence. Example: I advise you to get some professional financial advice before you start a business. Want to learn more? Read the full breakdown of the difference between advise and advice.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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advisesimple
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advisessimple
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have advisedperfect
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has advisedperfect
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am advisingprogressive
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are advisingprogressive
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is advisingprogressive
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have been advisingperfect progressive
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has been advisingperfect progressive
Past
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advisedsimple
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had advisedperfect
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was advisingprogressive
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were advisingprogressive
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had been advisingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of advise
First recorded in 1275–1325; late Middle English; replacing Middle English avisen, from Anglo-French, Old French aviser, verbal derivative of avis “opinion” (from a vis; see advice)
Explanation
To advise someone is to give them advice, or counsel. If you live in Iceland and a friend visiting you from Hawaii asks what he should pack, advise him to bring warm clothes and snow boots. Advise comes from a Latin word for vision. We want people to advise us if we think they can see the whole picture better than we can. For this reason, we often seek the advice of trained people. Financial advisors advise their clients on which funds to invest in. Legal advisors advise their clients on the law. To advise can also be to give notice. You should advise your boss of your decision to quit at least two weeks in advance.
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Example Sentences
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Citing upbeat earnings and a pullback in valuations, Goldman Sachs strategists advise putting more money into stocks over the next three months.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
If further studies confirm the importance of exercise frequency, the findings could eventually influence how public health organizations advise people to stay active.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
Major South Korean companies tend to release previews of their earnings to advise investors ahead of more detailed reports.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
So financial planners typically advise buying a Medicare supplement insurance policy known as Medigap Plan G for people who can afford it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Situation like this, we’d generally advise cutting in late fall. Less likely to disturb any nests.”
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
His teachers remind him that nearly all the great poets had second jobs: “Robert Frost worked as a cobbler,” advises Mrs. Barksdale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Social Mobility Commission, an independent body that advises the government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
No. 1, Whitson advises, is ensuring you’re consuming enough carbohydrates—and doing so every few hours.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2026
She also advises them to "build the muscle" of standing up for themselves, even if they don't have a perfectly polished response ready.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“Gregor, my wife fears the spinners may pass on our whereabouts to the rats. She advises that we escape with all speed.”
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
Some advised him to head to Belarus, a staunch Russian ally, and then to Armenia, where he would be stuck in legal limbo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
However, he’s also made timely past warnings of technology selloffs and advised investors to buy equities during an early stage of the pandemic.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
In East Timor, people were out in the capital Dili under a yellow-tinged sky, but most were wearing masks, as the government advised a day earlier in announcing the school closures.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Other contributors included Ian Dechene, who worked as research staff on the project and is now a software engineer, and Roberto Castro, a Penn State doctoral student jointly advised by Piazza and Rubenson.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
He considered the chambers and his own lodging as temporary residences, and advised me to look out at once for a “fashionable crib” near Hyde Park, in which he could have “a shake-down.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Bankers advising data center developers on sales and capital raises said the backlash is causing some buyers to view infrastructure companies as a risky investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
So Deloitte was apparently advising on the falsification of financial records.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
"Operations at the data centre have been completely suspended," it added, advising users to activate disaster-recovery plans as the platform operated in emergency mode.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
Streets on the Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach were flooded with at least a foot of water during high tides, with police advising residents and motorists to avoid the area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
She tried to decide if the raven was warning her, or advising her, or making a promise.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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