advice

noun

ad·vice | \ əd-ˈvīs

Definition of advice

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 used in plural … the latest advices from Mexico …— Henry David Thoreau

3 : an official notice concerning a business transaction payment advices

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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 Daemen already has gotten some good space-traveling advice from Dutch astronaut and two-time space flier Andre Kuipers. — Marcia Dunn, orlandosentinel.com, 15 July 2021 The television host is well aware of this and offered those without the proper space some quality advice. — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 15 July 2021 Upon approval from Jamaica’s National Commission on Reparations, the petition will be filed pending advice from Jamaica’s attorney general and three legal teams. — Malaika Jabali, Essence, 14 July 2021 Fresh off his less-than-stellar VMA performance in the season 1 finale, Chase decided to take Michael Che's advice and attend college. — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 14 July 2021 The Post’s best advice for living during the pandemic. — Washington Post, 14 July 2021 Health professionals bemoan misinformation, cultural suspicion of vaccines and antipathy to government advice. — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 14 July 2021 They have been bombarded with advice from their doctors, loved ones and Medicaid counselors. — WSJ, 13 July 2021 Ingraham, whose prime-time show was off the air that night because of Fox's election coverage, was overheard giving the president some advice. — Carol D. Leonnig And Philip Rucker Washington Post, Star Tribune, 13 July 2021

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History and Etymology for advice

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

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“Advice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advice. Accessed 23 Jul. 2021.

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advice

noun

English Language Learners Definition of advice

: an opinion or suggestion about what someone should do

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advice

noun

ad·vice | \ əd-ˈvīs

Kids Definition of advice

: suggestions about a decision or action He took his father's advice on buying a car.

advice

noun

ad·vice | \ əd-ˈvīs

Legal Definition of advice

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