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 used in 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

If financial advice or an advisor feels off, listen to your gut. —Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026

The lawsuit, filed in Broward Circuit Court in November, alleges the insurer provided bad legal advice related to the district’s liability after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland. —Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026

When allegations of misconduct arose against Krauss at ASU, the physicist exchanged dozens of messages and emails with Epstein seeking advice on how to handle them. —Scott Neuman, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026

It is not intended as financial, medical, or professional advice. —Connie Etemadi, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 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