# advise

Pronunciation: say "uhd-VYZ" /ədˈvaɪz/

## Verb

1. To give advice to someone; to offer an opinion you think is worth following.
   - Simple: To tell someone what you think they should do.
   - _Financial experts advise clients to spread their money across different investments._
   - _Her lawyer advised her against signing the agreement so quickly._
2. To recommend a course of action; to put something forward as advice.
   - Simple: To suggest something as a good idea.
   - _Experts advise caution when handling the chemicals without gloves._
   - _The manual advised regular maintenance to extend the machine's life._
3. To formally inform or notify someone, especially through official communication.
   - Simple: To officially tell someone about something.
   - _We advise customers of any change to their account terms._
   - _The airline advised passengers of the delay by text message._
4. To provide a sovereign or head of state with information they have requested.
   - Simple: To give a king, queen, or president the information they asked for.
   - _Senior ministers advise the monarch on questions of national security._
   - _The privy council advised the queen on the proposed appointments._
5. To issue a ruling after formally postponing judgment in a case for further consideration.
   - Simple: To give a court's decision after taking time to think a case over.
   - _The court will advise the cause once the judges have completed their review._
   - _The bench advised the petition after a lengthy period of consideration._
6. To consider a matter carefully; to deliberate.
   - Simple: To think carefully about something before deciding.
   - _The board members advise at length before issuing any ruling._
   - _The two ministers advised privately before announcing the decision._

## Verb

7. To consult or confer with another person. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To talk something over with another person before deciding.
   - _Prudent merchants advise with their partners before any large purchase._
   - _She advised with her kinsmen concerning the disputed land._
8. To look at, watch, or catch sight of something. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To look at or watch something closely.

## Origin

It comes from Middle English "avisen" (to perceive, consider, inform), from Old French "aviser," ultimately traced back to Latin "videō" ("to see"). It is related to the word "advice."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/advise (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).