advise

[ ad-vahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, ad·vised, ad·vis·ing.

1. to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following:

   I advise you to be cautious.

   Synonyms: caution, admonish, counsel

2. to recommend as desirable, wise, prudent, etc.:

   He advised secrecy for the sake of national security.

   Synonyms: suggest

3. 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.

   Synonyms: acquaint, apprise, notify, inform

verb (used without object)

, ad·vised, ad·vis·ing.

1. to take counsel; consult (usually followed by with ):

   I shall advise with my friends.

   Synonyms: consult, deliberate, confer

2. to offer counsel; give advice or recommend particular actions, conduct, etc.:

   I shall act as you advise.

advise

/ ədˈvaɪz /

verb

1. to offer advice (to a person or persons); counsel

   he advised her to leave

   he advised the king

   to advise caution

2. formal.
   trsometimes foll byof to inform or notify
3. obsolete.
   intrfoll bywith to consult or discuss

Other Words From

• pread·vise verb (used with object) preadvised preadvising
• read·vise verb readvised readvising

Word History and Origins

Origin of advise¹

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; advice )

Word History and Origins

Origin of advise¹

C14: via Old French from Vulgar Latin advīsāre (unattested) to consider, from Latin ad- to + visāre (unattested), from vīsere to view, from vidēre to see

Example Sentences

I am working on getting the group that you advised we needed.

From ProPublica

Faced with this possibility, parents of infants are advised to socially isolate.

From No Straight News

Claus Aranha, who studies evolutionary computation at the University of Tsukuba in Japan, advised three entrants to the competition.

From MIT Technology Review

The attorney, Kathleen Duffield, who advised HHS on issues of fraud, waste and abuse, declined to comment.

From ProPublica

This document is thus of no value whatsoever and we advise you not to rely on it for any purpose.

From ProPublica

This is where Schwarz comes in: to quell concerns, advise about procedures, and follow up with loved ones.

From The Daily Beast

It warns: “We do not advise you to take this walk after dark.”

From The Daily Beast

We need physicians and food-and-drug regulators to advise us, up to a point.

From The Daily Beast

“I would advise any candidate to assess their viability and not just do a token run,” said Celinda Lake, a Democratic pollster.

From The Daily Beast

I asked Rosser if she would advise a male loved one to refrain from sex if his partner disclosed she had HPV.

From The Daily Beast

When Grandfather Mole overheard Mrs. Robin making such a remark he would quite likely advise her to "try a smaller one."

From Project Gutenberg

They shall plan how this may be done with due propriety, and shall advise us of their action.

From Project Gutenberg

Please advise the surrender as soon as possible in order to give due and solemn publicity to the event.

From Project Gutenberg

Yet he neither wishes the auditors to counsel or advise or influence him, nor that a word be said about his actions.

From Project Gutenberg

Woman-like, she could advise and help to the end, but the meanness of the means revolted.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• admonish
• caution
• charge
• commend
• direct
• encourage
• instruct
• point out
• prepare
• recommend
• suggest
• urge
• warn

Advise Vs. Advice

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.

Quiz yourself on advise vs. advice!

Should advise or advice be used in the following sentence?

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