counsel
noun
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
have counselled
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present perfectof counsel.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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Ultimately, Mr Hurley had to sign off on Mr Morrison's requests, but critics say he could have counselled him against it and he could have publicised it himself.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2022
I wish I had access to groups that would have counselled me.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2018
Christie was said to have counselled his 21-year-old team-mate long into the night after his expulsion and before his own heat and quarter-final.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2012
Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan are Xstrata's longstanding corporate brokers and have counselled Davis on almost every major deal or fund-raising.
From Reuters ● Mar. 6, 2011
Nobody would seriously have counselled intervention in arms between France and Germany, yet many felt a vague humiliation at a resettlement of Europe without England.
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by John Morley
