advise
Americanverb (used with object)
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advises,
present (3rd person singular)
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advised,
past participle, past
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advising
present participle
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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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advises,
present (3rd person singular)
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advised,
past participle, past
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advising
present participle
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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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“I did not advise Navatek officials, nor would I advise any client, that support from Sen. Collins was contingent on campaign donations,” Mandigo wrote.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Most of the allocated money went to pay American consultants, for example to conduct underground surveys or advise the Greenlandic government on tourism and minerals, Keldsen said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The school closure issue was supposed to move forward Tuesday, as the Board of Education was slated to vote on hiring a consultant to advise in that arena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Under the new rules taking effect on Tuesday, border officials are now also required to advise Chinese nationals against travelling to countries and regions deemed "high-risk".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
"I need hardly advise you, gentlemen, to lock your doors."
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
Instead, he advises, “the task at hand is to build an ecosystem” in which cheap and good-enough drones, among other tools, can be put to effective use.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
She also advises residents to preemptively store important original documents in a sealed and labeled ziplock bag inside the freezer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
The number of applications that organisations are dealing with is "absolutely enormous" so try to meet employers in person and show them your total authentic story, she advises.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
In addition to looking for growth industries, like Bolanowski did, Jay advises workers to watch how the company talks, not just what it says.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Theo tells her that “a person’s state of mind affects their physical condition” and advises her to eat well and not worry.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
Justice Barrett didn’t explain why she recused herself on St. Isidore, but she is close friends with Nicole Stelle Garnett, a Notre Dame professor who advised the proposed school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
He also advised residents to move their cars to higher ground.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
He says staff have been advised to sign up to a service called DeleteMe, which helps remove personal information from data broker websites - a response he feels is inadequate.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
When she told him the teleprompters were already prepared, he advised her to go off script.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026
“The Pentagon advised us you were here in DC, Jake. We could use your assistance.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
“What our CFP professionals are seeing and advising is, when you have anxiety, the best thing to do is to pause and run the numbers,” Snowden said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Chief Facilities Executive Krisztina Tokes could offer no such assurance, advising the board that state earthquake mitigation funds are underfunded and oversubscribed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
That is why earlier this month Burnham, the first Catholic prime minister, transferred the responsibility of advising the King on Church appointments to the Lord Chancellor.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The regulator advised investment banks to uphold high standards when advising IPO hopefuls, ensuring that they have healthy financials, promising revenue prospects and valuable technological innovations, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Dinwiddie had sent a special message to London, advising that French troops had marched out of New France and built two forts in the Ohio Valley, land claimed by Virginia.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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