advice

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(ăd-vīs') pronunciation
n.
  1. Opinion about what could or should be done about a situation or problem; counsel.
  2. Information communicated; news. Often used in the plural: advices from an ambassador.

[Middle English avis, advice, from Old French avis, from (ester) a vis, to seem : a, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + vis, seen (from Latin vīsum, what seems (good) , from neuter past participle of vidēre, to see).]

SYNONYMS   advice, counsel, recommendation. These nouns denote an opinion as to a decision or course of action: sound advice for the unemployed; accepted my attorney's counsel; will follow your recommendation. See also synonyms at news.


Written confirmation of payment received, funds transferred, service performed, or payment made. Examples in banking include a credit advice, indicating a debit advice, a withdrawal or transfer, and an account service charge.

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noun

  1. An opinion as to a decision or course of action: counsel, recommendation. See opinion.
  2. New information, especially about recent events and happenings. intelligence, news, tiding (often used in plural), word. Informal scoop. See knowledge/ignorance, words.


n

Definition: recommendation
Antonyms: betrayal, deceit, deception, falsehood, lie, misinformation, misrepresentation

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


n.

The smallest current coin.

    "The man was in such deep distress,"
    Said Tom, "that I could do no less
    Than give him good advice."  Said Jim:
    "If less could have been done for him
    I know you well enough, my son,
    To know that's what you would have done."
                                                         Jebel Jocordy


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Opinion given as to what to do or how to do something; suggestions.

pronunciation Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it. — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790); American entrepreneur, statesman, scientist, and philosopher

Tutor's tip: A good friend can offer sound "advice" (counsel) if you ask him to "advise" (offer recommendations or suggestions) you on a specific problem.

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Quotes:

"Some of these people need ten years of therapy --ten sentences of mine do not equal ten years of therapy." - Jeff Zaslow

"The only thing to do with good advice is to pass it on. It is never of any use to oneself." - Oscar Wilde

"Give help rather than advice." - Marquis De Vauvenargues

"Anybody who ask for advice nowadays just hasn't been listening." - Source Unknown

"Successful men follow the same advice they prescribe for others." - Source Unknown

"Never play leapfrog with a unicorn." - Source Unknown

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  See crossword solutions for the clue Advice.

Advice or advise may refer to:

  • Advice (opinion), an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct
    • Advice column, a regular feature on a website or in a newspaper or magazine
    • Academic advising, in academics
    • Legal advice, the giving of a formal and binding opinion regarding the substance or procedure of the law
  • Advice (constitutional), in constitutional law, a frequently binding instruction issued to a constitutional office-holder
  • Advice (programming), a piece of code executed when a join point is reached
  • Advice (complexity), in complexity theory, a string with extra information used by Turing machine or other computing device
  • Pay advice, also known as a pay slip
  • Advice (song), a debut single by Christina Grimmie
  • ADVISE (Analysis, Dissemination, Visualization, Insight, and Semantic Enhancement), a research and development program within the United States Department of Homeland Security
  • ADVISE, Advanced Stochastic Modelling Software from Conning & Company

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - råd, vejledning

idioms:

  • take advice    rådspørge, konsultere

Nederlands (Dutch)
advies, nieuws, informatie

Français (French)
n. - conseil, avis, avertissement, (Comm) avis

idioms:

  • take advice    demander un conseil à, suivre le(s) conseil(s)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rat, Bescheid

idioms:

  • take advice    um Rat fragen, Rat befolgen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συμβουλή/συμβουλές, παραίνεση, πληροφορία, είδηση, ειδοποίηση, γνωστοποίηση

idioms:

  • take advice    συμβουλεύομαι, ακούω τις συμβουλές, παίρνω από λόγια

Italiano (Italian)
consiglio, avviso, notizia, bando, comunicazione

idioms:

  • take advice    consultare
  • take legal advice    consultare un avvocato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - conselho (m), notícia (f)

idioms:

  • take advice    receber conselho legal
  • take legal advice    receber conselho legal

Русский (Russian)
совет, сообщение

idioms:

  • take advice    послушаться чьего-то совета
  • take legal advice    получить юридическую консультацию

Español (Spanish)
n. - consejo, asesoramiento, informe

idioms:

  • take advice    consultar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - råd, yttrande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
劝告, 忠告, 通知, 报告, 消息, 建议

idioms:

  • take advice    接受意见

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 勸告, 忠告, 通知, 報告, 消息, 建議

idioms:

  • take advice    接受意見

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 충고, 진찰, 감정, 통지

idioms:

  • take advice    충고를 받아들이다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 忠告, 助言, 報告, 通知

idioms:

  • take advice    助言を受ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نصيحه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עצה, ייעוץ, הודעה (מסחרית)‬


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