First Known Use: 14th century
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advice
noun ad·vice \əd-ˈvīs\
: an opinion or suggestion about what someone should do
Full Definition of ADVICE
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: information or notice given —usually used in plural
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: an official notice concerning a business transaction
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Examples of ADVICE
- 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
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Origin of ADVICE
Middle English avis, advis view, opinion, from Anglo-French, from the Old French phrase ce m'est a vis that appears to me, part translation of Latin mihi visum est it seemed so to me, I decided
Related to ADVICE
- Synonyms
- adjuration, admonishment, admonition, counsel, guidance, input
Rhymes with ADVICE
ADVICES Defined for Kids
advice
noun ad·vice \əd-ˈvīs\
Definition of ADVICE for Kids
: suggestions about a decision or action <He took his father's advice on buying a car.>
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