advise
/ədˈvaɪz/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.09 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.
Transitive verb
verb
To provide information to a sovereign or head of state which they have previously asked for.
Formal; Transitive verb
Example Sentences
- "The dentist advised me to brush three times a day."
- "The lawyer advised me to drop the case, since there was no chance of winning."
- "Of those current smokers who had seen a physician within the last year, 35.7% of the males and 27.6% of the females reported never having been advised to stop smoking by their physician."
- "The dentist advised brushing three times a day."
- "We were advised of the risk."
- "Israel advised us that they believe this action was necessary for its self-defense."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *widtós Proto-Italic *wissos Latin vīsus Old French vis Old French avis Old French aviserbor. Middle English avisen ▲ Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-(h₁)seti Proto-Indo-European *wéydseti Proto-Italic *weidsō Latin visō Late Latin advisōder. English advise From Middle English avisen (“to perceive, consider, inform”), from Old French aviser, from avis, or from Late Latin advisō, from ad + visō. See also advice.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *weyd-, avisen, aviser, advisō
Usage
Inflected Forms
advises (present, singular)
advising (participle, present)
advised (participle, past)
advised (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
advised (first person, past)
advisest (archaic, present)
advised (past, second person)
advisedst (archaic, past)
adviseth (archaic, present)
advised (past, singular)