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advice

[ ad-vahys ]

noun

  1. an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.:

    I shall act on your advice.

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  2. a communication, especially from a distance, containing information:

    Advice from abroad informs us that the government has fallen.

    Recent diplomatic advices have been ominous.

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  3. an official notification, especially one pertaining to a business agreement:

    an overdue advice.

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advice

/ É™»åˈ±¹²¹Éª²õ /

noun

  1. recommendation as to appropriate choice of action; counsel
  2. sometimes plural formal notification of facts, esp when communicated from a distance
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of advice1

First recorded in 1250–1300; late Middle English advise; replacing Middle English avis (with ad- ad- for a- a- 5 ), Old French a vis (taken from the phrase ce m'est a vis “that is my impression, it seems to meâ€), from Latin ad ( ad- ) + ±¹Ä«²õ³Ü²õ “looking, sight†( visage )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of advice1

C13: avis (later advise ), via Old French from a Vulgar Latin phrase based on Latin ad to, according to + ±¹Ä«²õ³Ü³¾ view (hence: according to one's view, opinion)
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Synonym Study

Advice, counsel, recommendation, suggestion, persuasion, exhortation refer to opinions urged with more or less force as worthy bases for thought, opinion, conduct, or action. Advice is a practical recommendation as to action or conduct: advice about purchasing land. Counsel is weighty and serious advice, given after careful deliberation: counsel about one's career. Recommendation is weaker than advice and suggests an opinion that may or may not be acted upon: Do you think he'll follow my recommendation? Suggestion implies something more tentative than a recommendation: He did not expect his suggestion to be taken seriously. Persuasion suggests a stronger form of advice, urged at some length with appeals to reason, emotion, self-interest, or ideals: His persuasion changed their minds. Exhortation suggests an intensified persuasion or admonition, often in the form of a discourse or address: an impassioned exhortation.
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Example Sentences

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Pilots have been allowed to take them back in the cockpit but have been offered some advice by Dr Oliver Bird, an instructor at the RAF Centre of Aerospace Medicine, who carried out the tests.

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McCoy — who intends to join the Saturday protest — said she’s gotten cheers and barbs from fellow residents, and she had two words of advice for a neighbor who gave her a hard time:

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The building has been given further recognition and protection by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the advice of Historic England.

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"He didn't listen to any of our advice. He only did as he pleased - he was stubborn to the core."

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Every few steps, Park stopped to offer hugs or advice.

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Advice Vs. Advise

What's the difference between advice ²¹²Ô»åÌýadvise?

Advice is a noun that means guidance about what someone should do. Advise is a verb that means to give someone advice about something.

Despite their very similar spelling, advice and advise are pronounced differently. Advice rhymes with ice, while advise rhymes with prize.

Because the two words are so closely related, they are often used in the same contexts, so the challenge is simply to remember which spelling to use for the noun and which spelling to use for the verb.

Our advice? Remember that, unlike advise, advice never gets an s, even at the end (advice is a mass noun, so it’s never pluralized as advices).

Here’s an example of advice and advise used correctly in a sentence.

Example: I advise you to get some professional financial advice before you start a business.

Want to learn more? Read the full breakdown of the difference between advice and advise.

Quiz yourself on advice ±¹²õ.Ìýadvise!

Should advice or advise be used in the following sentence?

If you want my _____, just ask.

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