ADVISE


Meaning of ADVISE in English

ədˈvīz also ad- verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English avisen, advisen, partly from Old French aviser, adviser to give an opinion, inform, consider (from avis opinion), partly from Old French aviser, adviser to observe, recognize, perceive, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + viser to aim, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin visare, from Latin visus, past participle of vidēre to see

transitive verb

1. obsolete : to look at : observe , consider

abashed that her a stranger did advise — Edmund Spenser

2. obsolete : bethink

advise you what you say — Shakespeare

3.

a. : to give advice to : counsel

among those advising the president

was advised to try a warmer climate

b. : caution , warn

advised him of the danger

against which a solemn trespass board advised us — Mary Austin

c. : recommend

advise going slow

advised prudence

4. : to give information or notice to : inform , apprise

had not advised his friends of his marriage — Willa Cather

a note on the flyleaf advised that this was a limited edition — Discovery

a stone guidepost advised him that Gaza was still eight miles distant — L.C.Douglas

intransitive verb

1. obsolete : to take thought : consider , deliberate

2. : to give advice : offer counsel

an article written to inform, not to advise

knowledge enabling them to advise on actions designed to improve the well-being of people — Fritz Machlup

3. : to take counsel : hold a consultation : consult — used with with

advise with friends

by cooperating and advising with voluntary … nonprofit organizations — U.S. Code

inspects their farms and advises with them on the best farming methods — Banking

Synonyms: see inform

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