Complete Definition of "advise"

English

Etymology
OE. avisen to perceive, consider, inform, F. aviser, fr. LL. advisare. advisare; ad + visare, fr. L. videre, visum, to see. See Advice

Pronunciation
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IPA: WEAE /æd�vaɪz/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪz|-aɪz

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
to advise

  1. To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn.
  2. To give information or notice to; to inform; — with of before the thing communicated; as, we were advised of the risk.

Usage notes
This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Derived terms
advice
advisable

Translations
Czech: radit
Finnish: neuvoa (1,2)
French: conseiller (1,2), renseigner (2)
Hebrew: ���עץ (le'ya'etz)
Japanese: ���� (jogen suru) (1); 注��� (chūi suru) (2)

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