noun · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ədˈvaɪs/
US:/ədˈvaɪs/
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rhymes with -aɪs
CMU ARPABET:AE0 D V AY1 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:AH0 D V AY1 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
She was offered various pieces of advice on what to do.
My kids never listen to advice.
On the advice of her doctor, Mary cut down on her carbohydrates.
I have some useful advice to give you.
Sushil never took the advice of his parents, but still became rich.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hint, pointer
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Deliberate consideration; knowledge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Information or news given; intelligence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
Qualifier: commonly in plural
Examples
late advices from France
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
In language about financial transactions executed by formal documents, an advisory document.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
An advice of an incoming settlement payment order may be given to an off-line receiving bank.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
In commercial language, information communicated by letter; used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
a letter of advice
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
A communication providing information, such as how an uncertain area of law might apply to possible future actions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: law
Examples
An advice issued by a Monitoring Committee could be applicable in a Dutch court
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
Counseling to perform a specific legal act.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
Counseling to perform a specific illegal act.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
In aspect-oriented programming, the code whose execution is triggered when a join point is reached.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
verb
Meaning 10
Misspelling of advise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, misspelling
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
noun
Meaning 11
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: proposal
Narrower terms: recommendation, indication, admonition, monition, warning, word of advice
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh1yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Latin vīsus Old French vis Old French avisbor. Middle English avys English advice From Middle English avys, from Old French avis, rebracketed from the phrase ce m'est a vis (“I think”, “it seems to me”, literally “it is to my view”), where vis is from Latin vīsus (“vision, sight”). The unhistoric -d- was introduced during the 15th century due to influence from advise and ad-, see advance. Doublet of aviso. See vision, and compare avise, advise. Mostly displaced native Old English rǣd (see modern rede).
Across languages
Translations
195 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
advies
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Albanian:
këshillë
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Amharic:
ምክር
(məkr)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Arabic:
نَصِيحَة
(naṣīḥa)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Arabic:
مَشُورَة
(mašūra)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Aragonese:
consello
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Armenian:
խորհուրդ
(xorhurd)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Azerbaijani:
məsləhət
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Bashkir:
кәңәш
(kəñəş)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Basque:
aholku
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Belarusian:
пара́да
(paráda)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Belarusian:
саве́т
(savjét)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Belarusian:
ра́да
(ráda)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Bengali:
পরামর্শ
(poramorśo)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Bulgarian:
съве́т
(sǎvét)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Bulgarian:
препоръ́ка
(preporǎ́ka)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Burmese:
အကြံပေးချက်
(a.krampe:hkyak)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Burmese:
အကြံ
(a.kram)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Burmese:
ဩဝါဒ
(au:wada.)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Burmese:
ပြောစကား
(prau:ca.ka:)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Catalan:
consell
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Chinese Mandarin:
勸告 /劝告
(quàngào)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Chinese Mandarin:
忠告
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Chinese Mandarin:
建議 /建议
(jiànyì)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Maore Comorian:
fikira
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Ngazidja Comorian:
waswia
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Czech:
rada
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Danish:
råd
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Dutch:
raad
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Dutch:
advies
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Dzongkha:
བསླབ་བྱ
(bslab bya)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Esperanto:
konsilo
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Estonian:
nõu
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Farefare:
sɩka
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Finnish:
neuvo
— opinion offered to guide behavior
French:
conseil
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Old French:
cunseill
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Galician:
consello
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Georgian:
რჩევა
(rčeva)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
German:
Rat
— opinion offered to guide behavior
German:
Ratschlag
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Gothic:
𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽
(ragin)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Greek:
συμβουλή
(symvoulí)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Ancient Greek:
συμβουλή
(sumboulḗ)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Hebrew:
עֵצָה
(eitsá)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Hindi:
सलाह
(salāh)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Hindi:
परामर्श
(parāmarś)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Hindi:
नसीहत
(nasīhat)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Hindi:
सुझाव
(sujhāv)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Hindi:
मशवरा
(maśavrā)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Hindi:
पंद
(pand)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Hungarian:
tanács
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Icelandic:
ráð
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Icelandic:
ábending
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Ido:
konsilo
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Indonesian:
advis
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Indonesian:
nasihat
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Ingrian:
nevvo
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Irish:
airle
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Italian:
consiglio
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Italian:
parere
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Italian:
suggerimento
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Japanese:
助言
(jogen)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Japanese:
注意
(chūi)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Japanese:
忠告
(chūkoku)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Japanese:
アドバイス
(adobaisu)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Kaitag:
хьарбе́гъ
(xarbéɣ)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Kazakh:
кеңес
(keñes)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Khmer:
ដំបូន្មាន
(dɑmboun miən)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Korean:
조언
(jo'eon)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Korean:
충고
(chunggo)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Korean:
권고
(gwon'go)
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Northern Kurdish:
şîret
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Northern Kurdish:
nesîhet
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Northern Kurdish:
tewsiye
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Northern Kurdish:
pend
— opinion offered to guide behavior
Kyrgyz:
кеңеш
(keŋeş)
— opinion offered to guide behavior