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advice
[ ad-vahys ]
noun
- an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.:
I shall act on your advice.
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- 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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- an official notification, especially one pertaining to a business agreement:
an overdue advice.
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advice
/ əˈɪ /
noun
- recommendation as to appropriate choice of action; counsel
- sometimes plural formal notification of facts, esp when communicated from a distance
Other Word Forms
- a· noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of advice1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"I have absolutely no advice at all that is worth having. Just keep one foot in front of the other," she says.
Pope Francis refused to heed advice to slow down in his final few years, preferring to "die with his boots on", according to a close aide.
Ignoring the advice of every Beltway consultant, some elected Democrats decided that there are worse things than falling into the “trap” of defending immigrants and the U.S.
He also remembered a conversation from his teenage years when his uncle was a cardinal, recalling it as the best advice he ever received on how to make the world a better place.
“By the time investigators had confirmed the likely source, the outbreak had already ended and there was no actionable advice for consumers,” the agency said.
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Advice Vs. Advise
's the difference between advice Իadvise?
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 .advise!
Should advice or advise be used in the following sentence?
If you want my _____, just ask.
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