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- DictionaryAd·vice/ədˈvīs/
noun
- 1. guidance or recommendations offered with regard to prudent future action: "she visited the island on her doctor's advice"
- 2. a formal notice of a financial transaction: "remittance advices"
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.
Advice is a suggestion about what to do. If you just can't decide between the pecan pie and the chocolate torte, ask the waiter for his advice. Advice comes from old French words for seeing, or view. It first meant opinion, but came to mean an opinion about what to do.
1 day ago · Definition of 'advice' Word Frequency. advice. (ædvaɪs ) uncountable noun. If you give someone advice, you tell them what you think they should do in a particular situation. Don't be afraid to ask for advice about ordering the meal. Take my advice and stay away from him! Synonyms: instruction, notification, view, information More Synonyms of advice
Definition of advice noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
suggestions about what you think someone should do or how they should do something: She asked me for advice about writing a book. There's a booklet giving advice on how to set up your own club. I took your advice (= did what you suggested) and went home early. Can I give you a piece of advice? Fewer examples. helpful advice.
1. an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.: I acted on your advice. 2. a communication, esp. from a distance, containing information: Advice from abroad states that the government has fallen. 3. an official notification. [1250–1300; Old French avis, from the phrase ce m'est a vis it seems to me]
1. admonition, warning, caution; guidance; urging. 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.
