A Topical Dictionary: Search for advise

Dictionary Results For "advise" [?]/[OPML]

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English

Etymology

{{term|avisen|lang=enm||to perceive, consider, inform}} < < < + < {{term|videre|lang=la||to see}}, {{term|visum|lang=la|tr=past participle of videre}}. See also .

Pronunciation

An audio transcript can be found at En-us-advise.ogg
IPA: /ædˈvaɪz/
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Verb

To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn.
To give information or notice to; to inform; — with of before the thing communicated.
:we were advised of the risk.

Usage notes

This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs.

Derived terms

Translations

Finnish:
French:

Japanese: {{t|ja|助言する|tr=jogen suru|sc=Jpan}}

Finnish:
French: ,

Japanese: {{t|ja|注意する|tr=chūi suru|sc=Jpan}}

: radit
: {{t|he|לייעץ|tr=le'ya'etz|sc=Hebr}}

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Advise \Ad*vise"\, v. t.
1. To consider; to deliberate. [Obs.]
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Advise if this be worth attempting. --Milton.
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2. To take counsel; to consult; -- followed by with; as, to
advise with friends.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Advise \Ad*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Advised; p. pr. & vb.
n. Advising.] [OE. avisen to perceive, consider, inform, F.
aviser, fr. LL. advisare. advisare; ad + visare, fr. L.
videre, visum, to see. See Advice, and cf. Avise.]
1. To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or
expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn. "I shall no
more advise thee." --Milton.
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2. To give information or notice to; to inform; -- with of
before the thing communicated; as, we were advised of the
risk.
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To advise one's self, to bethink one's self; to take
counsel with one's self; to reflect; to consider. [Obs.]
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Bid thy master well advise himself. --Shak.
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Syn: To counsel; admonish; apprise; acquaint.
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WordNet advise
v 1: give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students";
"The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax
fraud" [syn: counsel]
2: give information or notice to; "I advised him that the rent
was due" [syn: notify, give notice, send word, apprise,
apprize]
3: make a proposal, declare a plan for something [syn: propose,
suggest]

Moby Dictionary
acquaint , admonish , advertise , advertise of , advocate , alert ,
apprise , brief , bring word , caution , clue , coach , coax , collogue ,
commend , communicate , confab , confabulate , confer , consult ,
consult with , counsel , cry havoc , deliberate , direct , disclose ,
encourage , enlighten , familiarize , fill in , forewarn ,
give fair warning , give notice , give the facts , give warning ,
give word , guide , huddle , impart , induce , inform , instruct ,
issue an ultimatum , kibitz , leave word , let know , let out , meddle ,
mention to , notify , parley , persuade , post , powwow , prescribe ,
propose , recommend , register , report , reveal , send word ,
serve notice , sound the alarm , speak , submit , suggest , tell ,
threaten , tip , tip off , treat , urge , utter a caveat , verse , warn ,
warn against , win over