(~s, advising, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ someone to do something, you tell them what you think they should do.
The minister ~d him to leave as soon as possible...
Herbert would surely ~ her how to approach the bank...
I would strongly ~ against it...
Doctors ~d that he should be transferred to a private room.
VERB: V n to-inf, V n wh, V against n, V that, also V with quote
2.
If an expert ~s people on a particular subject, he or she gives them help and information on that subject.
...an officer who ~s undergraduates on money matters...
A family doctor will be able to ~ on suitable birth control.
VERB: V n on n, V on n
3.
If you ~ someone of a fact or situation, you tell them the fact or explain what the situation is. (FORMAL)
I think it best that I ~ you of my decision to retire.
= inform, apprise
VERB: V n of n
4.
see also ill-~d , well ~d