advise
Use Advise in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious.
2.
to recommend as desirable, wise, prudent, etc.: He advised secrecy.
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.
verb (used without object)
4.
to take counsel; consult (usually followed by with ): I shall advise with my friends.
5.
to offer counsel; give advice: I shall act as you advise.
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Origin:
1275–1325; late Middle English; replacing Middle English avisen < Anglo-French, Old French aviser, verbal derivative of avis opinion (< a vis; see advice)
1275–1325; late Middle English; replacing Middle English avisen < Anglo-French, Old French aviser, verbal derivative of avis opinion (< a vis; see advice)
Related forms
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.
Synonyms
1. counsel, admonish, caution. 2. suggest. 3. inform, notify, apprise, acquaint. 4. confer, deliberate, discuss, consult.
1. counsel, admonish, caution. 2. suggest. 3. inform, notify, apprise, acquaint. 4. confer, deliberate, discuss, consult.
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| —vb (sometimes foll by of) (foll by with) | |
| 1. | to offer advice (to a person or persons); counsel: he advised the king; to advise caution; he advised her to leave |
| 2. | formal to inform or notify |
| 3. | obsolete chiefly, or (US) to consult or discuss |
| [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] | |
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Word Origin & History
advise
c.1300, avisen, from O.Fr. aviser, from avis (see advice). The verb preserves the older spelling. Related: Advisory "weather warning" (1931).
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Example sentences
When it comes time to advise their graduate students on the job market, they offer the wisdom that comes from their experience.
Experts advise people to re-evaluate their current arrangements because several strategies have been turned topsy-turvy.
So it seems that those who advise high-school students must take this unfortunate stigma into account.
Look to those that actually advise investors and manage funds.
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