counsel
noun
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
has counselled
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present perfectof counsel (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Trauma psychologist Gayle Sturrock, who has counselled hundreds of ballet dancers, said: "If you're told you're not good enough, you're useless, constantly… that gets hard-wired in."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2023
“It’s very scary if you’ve been bleeding for hours and nobody has counselled you. You’re in a lot of pain and you don’t know what is happening to you.”
From The Guardian ● Jul. 13, 2020
Ivanka has counselled Trump on his rhetoric and his policy choices, and Jared was instrumental in the running-mate selection.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 15, 2016
He has counselled diplomats after embassies were bombed, and families who have lost loved ones to bushfires and floods.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 19, 2016
Instinct all along has told me "Paris," but reason has counselled "Germany."
From Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2 by Slason Thompson
