Definition of 'advise'
Word forms: 3rd person singular present
tense advises
, present participle advising
, past tense, past participle advised
2. verb
3. verb
4. passive verb
If an official document states that you are advised to do something, it is telling you the correct or appropriate thing to do.
[formal] Candidates in India are advised to submit their applications through the overseas
student office in London. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive]
5. See also ill-advised, well advised
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advise in British English
verb (when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive)
1.
he advised the king
to advise caution
she advised him to leave
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Word origin
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
advise in American English
verb transitiveWord forms: adˈvised or adˈvising
SYNONYMY NOTE: advise means simply to recommend a course of action and implies that the giver of the advice
has knowledge or experience; , counsel implies serious deliberation of weighty matters; , admonish suggests earnest, gently reproving advice concerning a fault, error, etc., given
by someone fitted to do so by age or position; to , caution or , warn is to give advice that puts one on guard against possible danger, failure, etc.;
, warn is used especially when a serious danger is involved1.
to give advice or an opinion to; counsel
2.
to offer as advice; recommend
3.
to notify; inform
he was advised of the facts
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advise
British English: advise
/ədˈvaɪz/ VERB
If you advise someone to do something, you tell them what you think they should do.
Could you advise me how to use this camera?
- American English: advise /ædˈvaɪz/
- Arabic: يَنْصَحُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: aconselhar
- Chinese: 忠告
- Croatian: savjetovati
- Czech: poradit
- Danish: råde
- Dutch: aanraden
- European Spanish: aconsejar
- Finnish: neuvoa
- French: conseiller
- German: raten Hinweis/Rat geben
- Greek: συμβουλεύω
- Italian: consigliare
- Japanese: 助言する
- Korean: 조언하다
- Norwegian: råde
- Polish: poradzić
- European Portuguese: aconselhar
- Romanian: a sfătui
- Russian: советовать
- Latin American Spanish: aconsejar
- Swedish: råda
- Thai: แนะนำ
- Turkish: tavsiye etme
- Ukrainian: радити
- Vietnamese: khuyên
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