advice

ad-vice · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Guidance or recommendations offered about future action or behavior.

  2. 2.

    A formal notice about a transaction or event (chiefly in business contexts).

Phrases & expressions

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    a word of advice — A short recommendation or warning.
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    take someone's advice — Follow someone's recommendations.
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    against someone's advice — Contrary to what someone recommended.
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    seek advice — Ask for guidance.
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    if you want my advice — Phrase used before giving a recommendation.

Related words

See also: advise, adviser, counsel, recommend
Synonyms: counsel, guidance, recommendation, suggestion

Etymology

From Old French avis ("opinion, view"), from the phrase ce m'est a vis ("it seems to me"), from Latin ad ("to") + visum ("seen"), past participle of videre ("to see").