verb

advise

Translation

to advise, to recommend, to counsel, to inform

I advise you to be careful.

They advised us of the delay.

My solicitor advised against signing it.

My attorney advised against signing it.

((sb.)) ((to-inf)) to advise somebody to do something I advise you to be careful.

((sb.)) ((against -ing)) to advise somebody against doing something He advised me against going alone.

((sb.)) ((of sth.)) to inform somebody of something They advised us of the changes.

Synonyms: recommend, suggest, counsel; Antonyms: dissuade, discourage

From Old French 'aviser' (to have an opinion), from 'ad-' (to) + 'visere' (to look at), meaning 'to look at something from a certain point of view'.

Remember, 'advise' with an 's' is the verb (the action), while 'advice' with a 'c' is the noun (the thing). Think 's' for 'saying' something.