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advice

/ədˈvaɪs/ noun A2
  1. An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful. (uncountable) · She was offered various pieces of advice on what to do.· My kids never listen to advice.
  2. In language about financial transactions executed by formal documents, an advisory document. (countable) · An advice of an incoming settlement payment order may be given to an off-line receiving bank.
  3. In commercial language, information communicated by letter; used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange. (uncountable) · a letter of advice
  4. A communication providing information, such as how an uncertain area of law might apply to possible future actions. (countable) · An advice issued by a Monitoring Committee could be applicable in a Dutch court
  5. Counseling to perform a specific legal act. (uncountable)
  6. Counseling to perform a specific illegal act. (uncountable)
  7. In aspect-oriented programming, the code whose execution is triggered when a join point is reached. (countable)

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Take my advice and turn in.”
A Study in Scarlet, p. 54 · B2
White Mason, I wish to give you a very earnest piece of advice.
The Valley of Fear, p. 79 · C1
Therefore I am here to advise you this morning, and my advice to you is summed up in three words—abandon the case.”
The Valley of Fear, p. 79 · C1
I went to my bedroom and followed his advice.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 49 · B2

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