advise
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ədˈvaɪz/
rhymes: -aɪz
Forms: form: advises
form: advising
form: advised
form: advised
form: no-table-tags
form: glossary
form: advise
form: advise
form: advised
form: advise
form: advisest
form: advised
form: advisedst
form: advises
form: adviseth
form: advised
form: advise
form: advised
form: advise
form: advised
form: advise
form: -
form: advising
form: advised
form: advize
form: avise
form: avize
Etymology: From Middle English avisen (“to perceive, consider, inform”), from Old French aviser, from avis, or from Late Latin advisō, from ad + visō, from Latin videō (“to see”), visum (“past participle of videō”). See also advice.
Senses: examples: text: The dentist advised me to brush three times a day.
text: The lawyer advised me to drop the case, since there was no chance of winning.
text: Of those current smokers who had seen a physician within the last year, 35.7% of the males and 27.6% of the females reported never having been advised to stop smoking by their physician.
ref: 1992, Burns, D. & Pierce, J.P., Tobacco Use in California 1990-1991, Sacramento: California Department of Health Services, →ISBN, page 88:
synonyms: counsel
warn
glosses: To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.
examples: text: The dentist advised brushing three times a day.
glosses: To recommend; to offer as advice.
examples: text: We were advised of the risk.
text: Israel advised us that they believe this action was necessary for its self-defense.
ref: 2025 June 12, Kevin Liptak, quoting U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, “Trump didn’t want Israel to strike. They did it anyway.”, in CNN.com:
info_templates: expansion: [with of ‘what is communicated’]
synonyms: word: inform
word: notify
word: acquaint
word: advise
word: apprise
word: enlighten
word: impart
word: inform
word: keep informed
word: let know
word: notify
word: tell
glosses: To formally give information or notice to; to inform or counsel.
examples: text: […] Samson is reported to the King accordingly. His Majesty, advising of it for a moment, orders that Samson be brought in with the other Twelve.
ref: 1843, Thomas Carlyle, “8, The Election”, in Past and Present, book 2:
info_templates: extra_data: words: of
expansion: [with of]
glosses: To consider, to deliberate.
examples: text: when that villain he auiz'd, which late / Affrighted had the fairest Florimell, / Full of fiers fury, and indignant hate, / To him he turned […]
ref: 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto V”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
glosses: To look at, watch; to see.
examples: text: The armies drawing constantly nearer to each other, the king advised with his council, whether he should march against the Britons, or sall upon the count of Gharolois.
ref: 1746, Charles Pinot Duclos, The history of Lewis xi. king of France. Transl, page 169:
info_templates: extra_data: words: with
expansion: [with with]
glosses: To consult (with).
qualifier: Scots law
glosses: To deliver judgment after a case has been reserved for further consideration.
examples: text: Empress, I advise you that your audience with the Prime Minister is in 15 minutes, ma'am.
antonyms: inform
glosses: To provide information to a sovereign or head of state which they have previously asked for.
Synonyms: word: admonish
word: advise
word: advocate
word: counsel
word: encourage
word: urge
word: exhort
word: prompt
word: recommend
word: suggest
word: tip
word: warn
Derived terms: advice
advisable
advisee
advisement
adviser
advisingly
advisive
advisor
advisory
counteradvise
disadvise
foreadvise
misadvise
readvise
unadvise
Related terms: word: advice
word: inform