Advice

Definition: Advice

Advice

Noun

1. A proposal for an appropriate course of action.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "advice" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references)

Etymology: Advice \Ad*vice"\, noun. [from Old English expression avis, French avis; Old French vis, from the Latin expression visum seemed, seen; really present participle of videre to see, so that vis meant that which has seemed best. See Vision, and compare to Avise, Advise.]. (references)

Satire

19th Century Satire

Computing

Dream Interpretation

Economics

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

ADVICE

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Advice

Advice

Verb: advise, counsel; give advice, give counsel, give a piece of advice; suggest, prompt, submonish, recommend, prescribe, advocate; exhort; (persuade).

Phrase: "give every man thine ear but few thy voice"; "I pray thee cease thy counsel"; "my guide, philosopher, and friend"; "'twas good advice and meant, my son be good"; verbum sat sapienti; vive memor leti; "we, ask advice but we mean approbation".

Noun: advice, counsel, adhortation; word to the wise; suggestion, submonition, recommendation, advocacy; advisement.

Confer, consult, refer to, call in; take advice, follow advice; be advised by, have at one's elbow, take one's cue from.

Improvement

AdVerb: on consideration, on reconsideration, on second thoughts, on better advice; ad melius inquirendum.

Information

Case, estimate, specification, report, advice, monition; news; return; (record); account; (description); statement; (affirmation).

Motive

Be persuaded; yield to temptation, come round; concede; (consent); obey a call; follow advice, follow the bent,.follow the dictates of; act on principle.

Persuasibility, persuasibleness; attractability; impressibility, susceptibility; softness; persuasiveness, attractiveness; tantalization. influence, prompting, dictate, instance; impulse, impulsion; incitement, incitation; press, instigation; provocation; (excitation of feeling); inspiration; persuasion, suasion; encouragement, advocacy; exhortation; advice; solicitation; (request); lobbyism; pull.

News

Word, advice, aviso, message; dispatch, despatch; telegram, cable, marconigram, wire, communication, errand, embassy.

Obstinacy

Arbitrary, dogmatic, positive, bigoted; prejudiced; creed-bound; prepossessed, infatuated; stiff-backed, stiff necked, stiff hearted; hard-mouthed, hidebound; unyielding; impervious, impracticable, inpersuasible; unpersuadable; intractable, untractable; incorrigible, deaf to advice, impervious to reason; crotchety.

Crosswords: Advice

Should we, or should we not follow the advice of the galactically stupid (A Few Good Men; writing credit: Aaron Sorkin)

I'd like to have your advice on how to live comfortably without working hard (Rebecca; writing credit: Daphne Du Maurier; Philip MacDonald)

You once asked me for advice. You want some now (Starship Troopers; writing credit: Edward Neumeier. Based on the novel by Robert A. Heinlein.)

If we just avoid any more female advice, we ought to be able to get out of here (Episode IV: A New Hope; writing credit: George Lucas.)

Its good advice! (A League of Their Own; writing credit: Kim Wilson; Kelly Candaele)

It's the good advice that you just didn't take (Ironic; performing artist: Alanis Morissette)

You probably don't want to hear advice from someone else (You're Only Human (Second Wind); performing artist: Billy Joel)

So I'll listen to all advice (Brokenhearted; performing artist: Brandy)

Need a man that's polite, listens and takes advice (Hey Ma; performing artist: Cam'ron)

Well baby I don't want to take advice from fools (TIL I HEAR IT FROM YOU; performing artist: Gin Blossoms)

Take my advice, I don't use it anyway. (references; author: unknown)

The gap between advice and help is very wide. (references; author: unknown)

Those with the best advice usually offer no advice. (references; author: unknown)

The only really good advice that your mother ever gave you was, "Go! You might meet somebody! (references; author: unknown)

I dialed one of those 900 numbers to get some financial advice. They advised me not to dial 900 numbers. (references; author: unknown)

Advice to the Lovelorn (1933)

A Fool's Advice (1932)

The Newlyweds' Advice (1927)

Cupid's Advice (1920)

Legal Advice (1916)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Sound Advice, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Birnbaum's Walt Disney World 2003: Expert Advice from the Inside Source (Birnbaum's Walt Disney World, 2003) (reference)

• Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation (reference)

• The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-To-Be (reference)

• The Girlfriends' Guide to Surviving the First Year of Motherhood: Wise and Witty Advice on Everything from Coping With Postpartum Mood Swings to salv (reference)

• The OASIS Guide to Asperger Syndrome: Advice, Support, Insight, and Inspiration (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Nlrb Advice Memorandum Reporter (reference)

• Practical Advice On Tax Planning Opportunities And The Law R (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Advice From A Caterpillar (reference)

• Good Advice (reference)

• Captain Kangaroo: Good Advice, Captain (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Good Advice (reference)

• Jerry Bergonzi: Sound Advice (reference)

• Sane Advice [EXPLICIT LYRICS] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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Pictured here is a large group of adults and children sitting around a swimming pool. They are members of a national group called the Candlelighters, which gives emotional support and practical advice to parents, patients and siblings of cancer victims. This group is in Las Vegas, Nevada and is one of more than 100 nationwide. The Candlelighters headquarters is in Washington, DC. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Hey Mike, let's try fishing somewhere else They don't seem to be biting here Fishermen followed bad advice about where the fish were biting Building crew off PEIRCE on Eleuthera Island. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Science supports grandmother's advice that oats are good for you-they can help lower cholesterol levels. Scientists speculate oats may accomplish this by slowing the rate at which the intestines absorb carbohydrates. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

"Well, did you follow my advice and eat plenty of animal food?". Credit: National Library of Medicine.

A Lawyers Advice after leaving off Practice!! / Woodward del. G Cruikshank sculp. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Advice to the mentally feeble -- keep out of politics. Credit: Library of Congress.

Goodly advice and timely. Credit: Library of Congress.

A lot of advice on how to keep the home fires burning. Credit: Library of Congress.

Puck's advice gratis to some editorial shriekers for Grant Don't forget your "Man on Horseback" - but your man on foot has too many curs at his heels / / J. Keppler. Credit: Library of Congress.

Southeast Missouri Farms. Getting advice from home management supervisor. La Forge project, Missouri. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Know that, having regard to God and for the salvation of our soul, and those of all our ancestors and heirs, and unto the honor of God and the advancement of his holy Church and for the rectifying of our realm, we have granted as underwritten by advice of our venerable fathers, Stephen, archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all England and cardinal of the holy Roman Church, Henry, archbishop of Dublin, William of London, Peter of Winchester, Jocelyn of Bath and Glastonbury, Hugh of Lincoln, Walter of Worcester, William of Coventry, Benedict of Rochester, bishops; of Master Pandulf, subdeacon and member of the household of our lord the Pope, of brother Aymeric (master of the Knights of the Temple in England), and of the illustrious men William Marshal, earl of Pembroke, William, earl of Salisbury, William, earl of Warenne, William, earl of Arundel, Alan of Galloway (constable of Scotland), Waren Fitz Gerold, Peter Fitz Herbert, Hubert De Burgh (seneschal of Poitou), Hugh de Neville, Matthew Fitz Herbert, Thomas Basset, Alan Basset, Philip d'Aubigny, Robert of Roppesley, John Marshal, John Fitz Hugh, and others, our liegemen. (reference)

The inconveniences of one kind have caused sundry others to be devised; so that in a word, all public regiment, of what kind soever, seemeth evidently to have risen from the deliberate advice, consultation and composition between men, judging it convenient and behoveful; there being no impossibility in nature considered by itself, but that man might have lived without any public regiment, Hooker's Eccl. (Second Treatise of Government)

Clause 2: He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments. (reference)

Certain communities formerly belonging to the Turkish Empire have reached a stage of development where their existence as independent nations can be provisionally recognised subject to the rendering of administrative advice and assistance by a Mandatory until such time as they are able to stand alone. (reference)

A pregnant single woman (Roe) brought a class action challenging the constitutionality of the Texas criminal abortion laws, which proscribe procuring or attempting an abortion except on medical advice for the purpose of saving the mother's life. (reference)

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CHAPTER V. ADVICE FROM A CATERPILLAR

It is the advice of a miser to beggars

Sound] Thus high, by thy advice And thy assistance, is King Richard seated

Pa appealed for advice.

I lamented my own folly and willfulness in attempting a second voyage against the advice of all my friends and relations

I have lived some thirty years on this planet, and I have yet to hear the first syllable of valuable or even earnest advice from my seniors

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Or you can contact your local health authorities for advice. (references)

People should take vitamin supplements only on their doctor's advice. (references)

Travelers should contact the embassy or consulate for specific advice. (references)

Business

In such cases, specialist advice is essential. (references)

DLCs offer free and independent advice about equipment and procurement. (references)

There is no declared government policy at present - seeking ITU advice. (references)

Children

United Kingdom

The DRC provides a hot line for persons with disabilities and employers, legal advice and support for individuals, and policy advice to the Government. (references)

Bahrain

Independent and quasi-governmental organizations, such as the Bahraini Society for the Protection of Children and the Mother and Child Welfare Society, play an active part in protecting children by providing counseling, legal assistance, advice, and, in some cases, shelter and financial support to distressed children and families. (references)

Civil Liberties

Bahamas

Trained immigration officials screen asylum applicants, and the UNHCR reviews the interview records and offers advice on certain cases. (references)

Economic History

Azerbaijan

The above information is provided solely as general advice. (references)

Micronesia

The president appoints judges with the advice and consent of the Congress. (references)

Colombia

The Regional Security Office can provide advice about security management. (references)

Human Rights

Russia

The ICRC provides advice to authorities on how to improve prison conditions. (references)

Grenada

The accused has the right to remain silent and to seek the advice of legal counsel. (references)

Cameroon

He also appoints judges with the advice of the Supreme Council of the Magistrature. (references)

Minorities

Hungary

During the year, the Jewish community and the Roma worked together as the Roma began to turn to the MAZSIHISZ for information and advice on the Holocaust and compensation issues. (references)

Political Economy

TAIWAN

Qualified foreign attorneys may, as consultants to Taiwan law firms, provide legal advice to their employers only. (references)

Nepal

The King exercises certain powers with the advice and consent of the Council of Ministers through the Prime Minister. (references)

Political Rights

India

On the advice of the Prime Minister, the President may proclaim a state of emergency in any part of the national territory in the event of war, external aggression, or armed rebellion. (references)

Saudi Arabia

The Council engages in debates that, while closed to the general public, provide advice and views occasionally contrary to the Government's proposed policy or recommended course of action. (references)

Nepal

Following the June 1 death of King Birendra, the King's brother, Prince Gyanendra, assumed the throne on June 4. The King exercises certain powers with the advice and consent of the Council of Ministers and the Prime Minister. (references)

Trade

Argentina

It also provides technical assistance and policy advice. (references)

Luxembourg

It is also vital to obtain sound legal advice in each country. (references)

Syria

U.S. exporters are advised to obtain competent advice regarding U.S. anti-boycott regulations before proceeding. (references)

Travel

Guatemala

It is generally accepted advice not to resist a would-be thief or mugger. (references)

Australia

The Commission can assist with travel advice and information on where to go and what to see. (references)

Guyana

Business travelers are urged to consult the Department of State's Consular Information Sheet on Guyana for more detailed information and advice before traveling to Guyana. (references)

Women

Albania

The same NGO also operates a hot line that provides advice and counseling to women and girls. (references)

Greece

Two government shelters provide services in Athens and Piraeus, including legal and psychological advice. (references)

Singapore

The Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) has a hot line that offers counseling and legal advice. (references)

Worker Rights

Azerbaijan

The ATUC sometimes helps plaintiffs with lawyers and legal advice. (references)

India

Moreover, police do not seek advice or assistance from NGO's in planning law enforcement action to protect the victims during raids. (references)

Moldova

It produced antitrafficking educational material, provided counseling to victims, and maintained a hot line for those in need of advice. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "advice": a bit of advice ♦ a piece of advice ♦ advice and consent ♦ Advice boat ♦ advice facility ♦ advice note ♦ advice of a documentary collection message ♦ advice on pending works message ♦ amenable to advice ♦ apiece of advice ♦ as per advice ♦ as per advice from ♦ ask advice ♦ ask smb. for advice ♦ citizens' advice bureau ♦ definite advice ♦ financial advice ♦ follow smb.'s advice ♦ give a piece of advice ♦ give advice ♦ give advice to ♦ give each other advice ♦ give expert advice about ♦ homespun advice ♦ letter of advice ♦ looking for advice ♦ mind smb.'s advice ♦ on better advice ♦ piece of advice ♦ prepaid ticket advice ♦ remittance advice ♦ scorn a piece of advice ♦ seek advice ♦ seek advice from ♦ seek advice from smb. ♦ seek advice of smb. ♦ straightforward advice ♦ take advice ♦ take legal advice ♦ take medical advice ♦ take my advice ♦ take one's advice ♦ take smb.'s advice ♦ To take advice ♦ word of advice ♦ you must pay attention to my advice. Additional references.

Beginning with "advice": advice-giving, advice-seeking, advice-spewing.

Ending with "advice": consumer-advice, ill-advice, safety-advice.

Afrikaans

raad (counsel), advies (announcement, counsel, notice, notification). (various references)

Albanian

këshillë (counsel, exhortation, inspiration, pointer, recommendation, Rede, suggestion), information. (various references)

Arabic 

‏مشورة (counsel), ‏نصيحة (counsel, exhortation, injunction, piece of advice, pointer, tip), ‏النصيحة, ‏إستشار (consult, counsel, refer, search), ‏إعلام (information, intimation, notice, notification, publication). (various references)

Bulgarian 

съвет (admonishment, admonition, board, council, counsel, exhortation, monition, sanhedrim, suggestion, synod), мнение (belief, comment, counsel, esteem, estimation, idea, image, mind, notion, opinion, persuasion, pronouncement, sentence, sentiment, thinking, thought, thoughts, verdict, view, voice), авизо (aviso). (various references)

Catalan

consell (counsel). (various references)

Chinese 

忠告 (counsel). (various references)

Czech

avízo, zpráva (account, call, communication, despatch, dispatch, intimation, item, message, news, notice, report, statement, tidings, word), rada (board, council, councillor, hint, soviet, suggestion, tip), porada (conference, consultation, counsel, deliberations, meeting). (various references)

Danish

råd (counsel). (various references)

Dutch

advies (announcement, counsel, notice, notification), raadgeving (counsel), raad (council, counsel), bericht (account, ad, advertisement, announcement, communication, errand, information, message, notice, report). (various references)

Esperanto

sciigo (announcement, communication, message, notice, report), konsilo (counsel). (various references)

Faeroese

kunngerð (announcement, communication, message, notice, report). (various references)

Farsi 

پند (Aphorism, Axiom, Maxim, Moral, Motto, Precept, Rede), مصلحت (Expedient, Interest, Rede), مشورت (Consult, Counsel, Rede), نصیحت , نظر (Discretion, Esteem, Look, Opinion, Regard, Shim, Sight, Slant, Thought, Verdict, View, Viewpoint), عقیده (Belief, Concept, Credo, Creed, Doctrine, Faith, Impression, Ism, Opinion, Tenet, Thought, View, Viewpoint), صوابدید, خبر (Call, Hearsay, Idea, Inkling, Manifest, News, Notice, Predicate, Word), اندرز (Axiom, Counsel, Motto, Sermon), اگاهی (Acquaintance, Cognizance, Dope, Idea, Immediacy, Inkling, Intelligence, Knowledge, Perception), اطلاع (Datum, Information, Notice, Notification), رایزنی (Counsel). (various references)

Finnish

neuvoa (advise, counsel, show, tell). (various references)

French

avis (advance notice, advise), conseil (admonishment, piece of advice). (various references)

Frisian

advys (announcement, counsel, notice, notification), ried (counsel), rie (announcement, counsel, notice, notification). (various references)

German

Rat (council, counsel, piece of advice, senior official, soviet), Ratschlag (counsel, piece of advice), Beratung (conference, consultation, consulting service, council, counsel, discussion, guidance), Hinweisgabe. (various references)

Greek 

συμβουλή (counsel). (various references)

Hebrew 

תושיה (insight, nous, presence of mind, resource, resourcefulness, resources, sagacity, wisdom), עצה (counsel, deliberation, device, tip, wisdom, xylem), חות דעת (counsel, opinion, say), הודעה (affirmation, announcement, message, notice, notification, pronouncement). (various references)

Hungarian

tanács (advise, advisement, board, c.c., council, counsel, cue, pointer, Rede, soviet, suggestion, syndicate), értesítés (advertising, communication, information, message, notice, summons), javaslat (motion, pointer, project, proposal, proposition, recommendation, suggestion). (various references)

Icelandic

ráð (counsel). (various references)

Indonesian

anjuran (advocacy, proposal, recommendation), saran (hint, suggestion), petunjuk (direction, directive, directory, guidance, guideline, hint, indication, instruction), nasehat (counsel, tip), memfatwakan (give instructions). (various references)

Irish

comhairle (counsel). (various references)

Italian

consiglio (board, council, counsel, hint, pointer, tip), avviso (ad, advertisement, announcement, counsel, notice, notification, opinion, warning), comunicato (announcement, bulletin, communication, communique, message, notice, report), annunzio (announcement, communication, message, notice, report). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

知恵 (intelligence, sagacity, sense, wisdom, wit). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

すすめ (encouragement, recommendation, suggestion), しんげん (counsel, earthquake centre, epicenter, epicentre, maxim, proposal, proverb, solemn), かんこく (cold country or region, counsel, Korea, recommendation, remonstrance), こころぞえ (suggestion), アドバイス , けいこく (administration, beauty, canyon, courtesan, government, prostitute, ravine, short period, siren, valley, warning), じょごん (suggestion), じょげん (foreward, introduction, preface, suggestion), ちゅうい (attention, average, being careful, caution, Chinese medicine, first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade, mediocrity, medium, stationed in Italy, warning), ちゅうこく (warning), ちゅうげん (15th day of the 7th lunar month, Bon gifts, Bon lantern festival, field of contest, footman, middle of a country, middle of a field, samurai's attendant), ちえ (intellect, intelligence, sagacity, sense, wisdom, wit). (various references)

Korean 

통보 (Notification). (various references)

Malay

nasihat (counsel), nasehat (counsel). (various references)

Manx

fys (cognition, cognizance, information, intelligence, intimation, knowledge, notice, notification, science, sixth sense). (various references)

Norwegian

råd (council, counsel). (various references)

Papiamen

konseho (counsel). (various references)

Pig Latin

adviceay.(various references)

Portuguese

conselho (admonishment, admonition, board, conclave, congregation, council, counsel, district, hint, quakers' meeting, rede, tip, township). (various references)

Romanian

sfat (conference, consultation, council, counsel, deliberation, piece of advice, recommendation, Rede, tip). (various references)

Russian 

совет (board, council, counsel, recommendation, soviet, synod). (various references)

Scottish

comhairle (counsel). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

savet (admonishment, admonition, council, junta, monition, pointer, rede, steer, tip off). (various references)

Spanish

consejo (a piece of advice, admonition, committee, congress, council, counsel, hint, piece of advice, pointer, Rede, senate, tip), noticias (announcement, communication, information, intelligence, message, news, notice, novelty, report, something new, tidings), publicación (airing, announcement, appearance, communication, insertion, message, notice, proclamation, publication, publishing, putting forth, putting up, release, report), noticia (account, announcement, communication, item, message, news, news item, notice, piece of news, report, word), informe (dossier, formless, gossip, information, instruction, pleading, reference, report, shapeless). (various references)

Swahili

shauri (counsel, design, diagram, matter to be discussed, plan, plane, project, scheme). (various references)

Swedish

råd (council, councillor, counsel, expedient, hint, means, Rede, remedy), avi (ad, advertisement, advice-note, announcement). (various references)

Tagalog

payo (counsel). (various references)

Turkish

öğüt (a piece of advice, admonition, counsel, recommendation, sermon, warning). (various references)

Turkmen 

sowet (r), sala, maslahat (conference, council), habardar (notification), geсeю. (various references)

Ukrainian

судове рішення (adjudgement, adjudgment, adjudication, opinion), судження (assertion, assessment, censure, estimation, judgement, judgment, proposition, verdict), інформація (data, information, intelligence, light), консультація (conference, consultation, tutorial), вирок (arrest, decision, deliverance, judgement, judgment), авізо (aviso, note), порада (counsel, hint, steer, suggestion), повідомлення (announcement, communication, conveyance, item, message, note, notice, notification), думка (assessment, censure, idea, mind, notion, opinion, pronouncement, think, thinking, thought, voice). (various references)

Vietnamese 

lời khuyên. (various references)

Welsh

cyngor (council, counsel), cyfarwyddyd (direction, instruction), cwnsel (council, counsel, secret). (various references)

sa. (various references)

ad-, admonitionibus, ammonites, consiliari, consiliarium, consilium, consultum. (various references)

fravâkâi. (various references)

avis, ce m'est � vis. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "advice": advices. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Advice" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: adic, Adick, adicte, adoic, advect, advi, advic, adviced, advize, ardsike, Ardview, arvice, Arvika, avace, Aviaco, avic, avice, Davico, Davinci, Edvac, radovic. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: caved, cavie, viced.

-2 letters: aced, acid, aide, avid, cade, cadi, caid, cave, cedi, dace, deva, dice, diva, dive, iced, idea, vice, vide, vied.

-3 letters: ace, aid, ave, cad, dev, die, ice, vac, via, vie.

-4 letters: ad, ae, ai, de, ed, id.

+1 letter: advices, caviled.

+2 letters: achieved, archived, cavilled, cavitied, deviance, deviancy, vaticide, voidance.

+3 letters: activated, activized, addictive, adductive, adjective, advecting, advection, advective, avoidance, cabdriver, cadaveric, cavitated, chivareed, chivaried, deviances, educative, invocated, larvicide, varicosed, vaticides, veridical, vesicated, victualed, vindicate, vocalised, vocalized, voidances.

+4 letters: adjectival, adjectives, adjunctive, advections, advocacies, advocative, avoidances, bivouacked, cabdrivers, cadaverine, captivated, cavaliered, cultivated, deactivate, deceivable, decemviral, decorative, detractive, deviancies, devocalize, divaricate, incurvated, indicative, larvicides, microwaved, outcaviled, unachieved, vacationed, vaccinated, vacillated, verdancies, victualled, vindicable, vindicated, vindicates, vulcanised, vulcanized.