advise
Part of speech: verb
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Latin ad
Old French a
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti
Proto-Italic *widēō
Latin videō
Latin vīsus
Old French vis
Old French avis
Old French aviserbor.
Middle English avisen
▲
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *-(h₁)seti
Proto-Indo-European *wéydseti
Proto-Italic *weidsō
Latin visō
Late Latin advisōder.
English advise
From Middle English avisen (“to perceive, consider, inform”), from Old French aviser, from avis, or from Late Latin advisō, from ad + visō. See also advice.
Inflected forms:
form: advises
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: advising
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: advised
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: advised
pos: verb
tags: past
form: no-table-tags
pos: verb
tags: table-tags
form: glossary
pos: verb
tags: inflection-template
form: advise
pos: verb
tags: infinitive
form: advise
pos: verb
tags: first-person
present
singular
form: advised
pos: verb
tags: first-person
past
singular
form: advise
pos: verb
tags: present
second-person
singular
form: advisest
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
second-person
singular
form: advised
pos: verb
tags: past
second-person
singular
form: advisedst
pos: verb
tags: archaic
past
second-person
singular
form: advises
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: adviseth
pos: verb
tags: archaic
present
singular
third-person
form: advised
pos: verb
tags: past
singular
third-person
form: advise
pos: verb
tags: plural
present
form: advised
pos: verb
tags: past
plural
form: advise
pos: verb
tags: present
subjunctive
form: advised
pos: verb
tags: past
subjunctive
form: advise
pos: verb
tags: imperative
present
form: -
pos: verb
tags: imperative
past
form: advising
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: advised
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: advize
pos: verb
tags: alternative
form: avise
pos: verb
tags: alternative
form: avize
pos: verb
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The dentist advised me to brush three times a day.
The lawyer advised me to drop the case, since there was no chance of winning.
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.
gloss: To recommend; to offer as advice.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: The dentist advised brushing three times a day.
gloss: To formally give information or notice to; to inform or counsel.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: We were advised of the risk.
Israel advised us that they believe this action was necessary for its self-defense.
gloss: To consider, to deliberate.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: […] 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.
gloss: To look at, watch; to see.
pos: verb
tags: obsolete
transitive
examples: when that villain he auiz'd, which late / Affrighted had the fairest Florimell, / Full of fiers fury, and indignant hate, / To him he turned […]
gloss: To consult (with).
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
obsolete
examples: 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.
gloss: To deliver judgment after a case has been reserved for further consideration.
pos: verb
gloss: To provide information to a sovereign or head of state which they have previously asked for.
pos: verb
tags: formal
transitive
examples: Empress, I advise you that your audience with the Prime Minister is in 15 minutes, ma'am.
Synonyms: admonish
adjure
advise
advocate
counsel
encourage
urge
exhort
prompt
recommend
suggest
tip
warn
Related words: advice
inform
Derived words: advice
advisable
advisee
advisement
adviser
advisingly
advisive
advisor
advisory
counteradvise
disadvise
foreadvise
misadvise
readvise
unadvise
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