advice

noun

ad·​vice əd-ˈvīs 

1

: recommendation regarding a decision or course of conduct : counsel

… shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties …

—U.S. Constitution

offering medical advice

a word of advice

2

: information or notice given

—usually plural

… the latest advices from Mexico …

—Henry David Thoreau

3

: an official notice concerning a business transaction

payment advices

Synonyms of advice

• guidance
• recommendation
• information
• feedback
• suggestion
• counsel
• assistance

Examples of advice in a Sentence

Parties have to make decisions involving millions of dollars based on incomplete information; to help make those decisions, they inevitably seek advice from pollsters they trust. —Noam Scheiber, New Republic, 24 Feb. 2003

Of all the e-mail advice I've received about my herniated disk, from acupuncture to zen, the most immediately applicable has been this: Channel your daily rage away from your spine. —Robert Lipsyte, New York Times, 21 July 2002

My advice is to sell your old car and get a new one.

Take my advice and sell your old car.

He needs advice from an expert.

She's been giving him some expert advice about investing.

“May I ask your advice about something?” “Certainly. I'm always happy to give advice when asked for it.”

Recent Examples on the Web

Officials say no human contact with the bat is known but urge anyone touched by a bat near Curry Village around May 18 to seek immediate medical advice, noting rabies is fatal yet preventable. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Thanks to some bad advice from Anton, Marsh’s Carly decides to ditch dental school and focus on her real passion — becoming a K-pop star. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026

What would be your advice for a young athlete trying to be a leader on their own team? — Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

At the time, Black had hired Epstein for estate planning and tax advice, paying him millions for the services. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English avis, avise, advis, advise "thought, judgment, opinion," borrowed from Anglo-French avis, avise, advis, from the phrase a vis "apparent" (in ce m'est a vis "that appears to me"), from a "to, at, in" (going back to Latin ad) + vis, in part from the noun vis "field of vision, sense of sight, face" (going back to Latin vīsus, verbal noun from vidēre "to see"), in part from the Old French phrase ço m'est vis "that seems to me," continuing Latin mihi est vīsum (with neuter past participle of vidēre) — more at at entry 1, wit entry 2

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing advice

• advice column
• advice columnist
• against one's advice

Rhymes for advice

• allspice
• concise
• device
• entice
• excise
• fordyce
• precise
• suffice
• dice
• feis
• gneiss
• grice

Kids Definition

advice

noun

ad·​vice əd-ˈvīs 

: an opinion or suggestion offered about a decision or course of conduct : counsel

Legal Definition

advice

noun

ad·​vice əd-ˈvīs 

1

: recommendation regarding a decision or course of conduct

he shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties

—U.S. Constitution art. II

advice of counsel

2

: an official notice concerning a business transaction