advise
/ədˈvaɪz/ verb A2- To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed. · 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.
- To recommend; to offer as advice. · The dentist advised brushing three times a day.
- To formally give information or notice to; to inform or counsel. · We were advised of the risk.
- To deliver judgment after a case has been reserved for further consideration.
- To provide information to a sovereign or head of state which they have previously asked for. · Empress, I advise you that your audience with the Prime Minister is in 15 minutes, ma'am.
Plural advise · He/she/it advises · Past advised · Past participle advised · -ing form advising
Verb forms
- Base form
- advise
- He/she/it
- advises
- Past
- advised
- Past participle
- advised
- -ing form
- advising
From the library
He assembled a good many Foxes and publicly advised them to cut off their tails, saying that they would not only look much better without them, but that they would get rid of the weight of the brush, which was a very great inconvenience.
The Woodcutter advised him to take shelter in his own hut, so the Fox crept in and hid himself in a corner.
The Goat, envying the Ass on account of his greater abundance of food, said, “How shamefully you are treated: at one time grinding in the mill, and at another carrying heavy burdens;” and he further advised him to pretend to be epileptic and fall into a ditch and so obtain rest.
A WOLF coming out of a field of oats met a Horse and thus addressed him: “I would advise you to go into that field.
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