advise

(ăd-vīz')

v., -vised, -vis·ing, -vis·es.

v.tr.

1. To offer advice to; counsel.
2. To recommend; suggest: advised patience.
3. Usage Problem. To inform; notify.

v.intr.

1. To take counsel; consult: She advised with her associates.
2. To offer advice.

[Middle English avisen, advisen, from Old French aviser, from avis, advice. See advice.]

SYNONYMS   advise, counsel, recommend. These verbs mean to suggest a particular decision or course of action: advised him to go abroad; will counsel her to be prudent; recommended that we wait.

USAGE NOTE   The use of advise in the sense of "inform, notify" was found acceptable by a majority of the Usage Panel in an earlier survey, but many members would prefer that this usage be restricted to business correspondence and legal contexts. Thus one may say The suspects were advised of their rights, but it would be considered pretentious to say You'd better advise your friends that the date of the picnic has been changed.

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verb

1. To give recommendations to (someone) about a decision or course of action: counsel, recommend. Informal mentor. See opinion.
2. To meet and exchange views to reach a decision: confer, consult, deliberate, parley, talk. Informal powwow. See collect/distribute, meet, words.
3. To impart information to: acquaint, apprise, educate, enlighten, inform, notify, tell. See knowledge/ignorance, teach/learn.

v

Definition: offer information
Antonyms: keep mum, keep quiet, keep secret

v

Definition: offer recommendation
Antonyms: betray, deceive, delude, fool, lie, pretend, trick

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To give an opinion or recommend a plan or course of action; to give notice; to encourage, inform, or acquaint.

Advise does not mean the same as instruct or persuade. If a statute authorized a trial court to acquit, the court has no power to instruct the jury to acquit. The court can only counsel, and the jury is not bound by the advice.

IN BRIEF: To give suggestions.

My mother would often advise me to go to law school.

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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For a list of words related to advise, see:

• Reasoning and Informing - advise: counsel; warn; recommend

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - råde, tilråde, vejlede
v. intr. - konsultere, rådspørge

Nederlands (Dutch)
advies geven, aanraden, op de hoogte stellen,

Français (French)
v. tr. - aviser, conseiller, donner des conseils à, renseigner, informer, recommander, engager qn à, (Fin) notifier (une banque)
v. intr. - servir de conseil

Deutsch (German)
v. - informieren, unterrichten, beraten, raten zu

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συμβουλεύω, συνιστώ, υποδεικνύω, πληροφορώ, ειδοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
consigliare, informare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aconselhar, avisar, deliberar, consultar, receber ou tomar conceitos

Русский (Russian)
советовать, информировать, рекомендовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - informar, instruir, orientar, aconsejar, asesorar, dar consejo, recomendar
v. intr. - aconsejarse con, consultar con

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - råda, förorda, meddela

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
劝告, 忠告, 告知, 通知, 当...的顾问, 建议采取, 建议, 当顾问, 商量

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 勸告, 忠告, 告知, 通知, 當...的顧問, 建議採取
v. intr. - 勸告, 忠告, 建議, 當顧問, 商量

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 충고하다, 통지하다
v. intr. - 충고하다, 의논하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 忠告する, …に…だと通知する, 相談する, 通知する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينصح, يحذر, يوصي, يعلم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮יעץ, הודיע, נתן עצה‬
v. intr. - ‮נועץ ב-‬

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