advise
Americanverb (used with object)
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to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following.
I advise you to be cautious.
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to recommend as desirable, wise, prudent, etc..
He advised secrecy for the sake of national security.
- Synonyms:
- suggest
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to give (a person, group, etc.) information or notice (often followed byof ).
The investors were advised of the risk. They advised him that this was their final notice.
verb (used without object)
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to take counsel; consult (usually followed bywith ).
I shall advise with my friends.
- Synonyms:
- consult, deliberate, confer
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to offer counsel; give advice or recommend particular actions, conduct, etc..
I shall act as you advise.
verb
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to offer advice (to a person or persons); counsel
he advised the king
to advise caution
he advised her to leave
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formal to inform or notify
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obsolete to consult or discuss
Usage
What's the difference between advise and advice? Advise is a verb that means to give advice—guidance about what someone should do. Despite their very similar spelling, advice and advise are pronounced differently. Advise rhymes with prize, while advice rhymes with ice. Because the two words are so closely related, they are often used in the same contexts, so the challenge is simply to remember which spelling to use for the noun and which spelling to use for the verb. Our advice? Remember that, unlike advise, advice never gets an s, even at the end (advice is a mass noun, so it’s never pluralized as advices). Here’s an example of advise and advice used correctly in a sentence. Example: I advise you to get some professional financial advice before you start a business. Want to learn more? Read the full breakdown of the difference between advise and advice.
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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advisesimple
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advisessimple
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have advisedperfect
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has advisedperfect
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am advisingprogressive
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are advisingprogressive
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is advisingprogressive
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have been advisingperfect progressive
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has been advisingperfect progressive
Past
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advisedsimple
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had advisedperfect
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was advisingprogressive
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were advisingprogressive
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had been advisingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of advise
First recorded in 1275–1325; late Middle English; replacing Middle English avisen, from Anglo-French, Old French aviser, verbal derivative of avis “opinion” (from a vis; see advice)
Explanation
To advise someone is to give them advice, or counsel. If you live in Iceland and a friend visiting you from Hawaii asks what he should pack, advise him to bring warm clothes and snow boots. Advise comes from a Latin word for vision. We want people to advise us if we think they can see the whole picture better than we can. For this reason, we often seek the advice of trained people. Financial advisors advise their clients on which funds to invest in. Legal advisors advise their clients on the law. To advise can also be to give notice. You should advise your boss of your decision to quit at least two weeks in advance.
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Example Sentences
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The panel assembled to advise the US Food and Drug Administration backed semax and epitalon on Friday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Lin and Ramachandran advise patients to speak with a physician before beginning a GLP-1 medication and to remain under medical supervision while using it.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Morales, as part of his transition job, will be available to advise Gomez.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“I always advise folks that you need to understand the industry you’re going into and what the norms are,” Boccardo said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
“Exactly. So I would advise my golden boy brother to beware when he deals with his brilliant, but modest, sister.”
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
"Howl like the wind, roar like the river / Wail like the rain, cry, shout, and shiver," she advises, her tawny, contralto voice instantly recognisable.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
That means he advises companies on how to measure and improve the returns on investment from their AI spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
He was removed from the Privy Council, which advises the monarch, earlier in July.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Commission of Fine Arts, a federal agency that advises on design and aesthetics, recommended designs for a circulating $1 coin featuring Trump’s head.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
She advises Marla Isabel to wait until Jasmin is older, when Enrique might be able to bring them both together.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
A senior education department official has advised districts to consult their own attorneys about how to spend the money.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Kai Wang, a former postdoctoral scientist who worked with Cundiff and is now a professor of electronics and information at Sun Yat-Sen University in China, also advised Gong during the project.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
The health ministry on X advised people to avoid staying outside for long periods because of bad air quality.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
“Between ages 65 and 70, you’ll need to fund five years of retirement without Social Security,” it advised.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Do take care,” Orddu advised Taran, “or you’ll harm yourself with all that thrashing about. We forgive you for calling us hags,” she added indulgently.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
While the wildfires show no sign of abating soon, the UK Foreign Office is currently not advising against travel to France or Spain.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
And while lettuce shouldn’t be given up entirely, experts are advising to consume it with caution.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
A group of experts advising the Food and Drug Administration voted “no” for the first time on reclassifying a peptide, citing safety and efficacy unknowns.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Shredded iceberg lettuce is responsible for at least some of the current outbreak, and the CDC is advising to avoid eating it at Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
With a feather quill General Howe sends an important message to Burgoyne, advising him of his plans.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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