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advise

verb

Simple meaning

To give someone guidance or recommend what they should do.

Pronunciation

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advyz

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ædˈvaɪz

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

verb

  1. transitive

    To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.

  2. transitive

    To recommend; to offer as advice.

  3. transitive

    To formally give information or notice to; to inform or counsel.

  4. transitiveformal

    To provide information to a sovereign or head of state which they have previously asked for.

  5. intransitive

    To consider, to deliberate. [with of]

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.

Used this way, advise is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • advisedadjectiveInflected form

    Having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel.

  • advisernounInflected form

    An expert who gives advice.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • advisornounPerson or profession

    An expert who gives advice.

  • advisementnounDerived noun · specialist

    Careful consideration.

  • advisableadjectiveDerived adjective

    Worthy of being recommended or suggested.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • well-advisedadjectiveCompound term

    Having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel.

  • confidential adviser-advisee relationnounCompound term

    The responsibility of a confidential adviser to act in the best interest of the advisee.

  • ill-advisedadjectiveCompound term

    Without careful prior deliberation or counsel.

  • investment advisernounCompound term

    Someone who advises others how to invest their money.

  • military advisernounCompound term

    A military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

  • advisorynounRelated term

    An announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat.

  • advisory boardnounRelated term

    A board appointed to advise the chief administrator.

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