English Online Dictionary. What means advice? What does advice mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English avys, from Old French avis, from the phrase ce m'est a vis ("in my view"), where vis is from Latin visus, past participle of videre (“to see”). See vision, and compare avise, advise. The unhistoric -d- was introduced in English 15c. Doublet of aviso.
Displaced native Old English rǣd.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ədˈvaɪs/
- (US) IPA(key): /ædˈvaɪs/
- Rhymes: -aɪs
Noun
advice (countable and uncountable, plural advices)
- (uncountable) An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.
- (uncountable, obsolete) Deliberate consideration; knowledge.
- (archaic, commonly in plural) Information or news given; intelligence
- (countable) In language about financial transactions executed by formal documents, an advisory document.
- (uncountable) In commercial language, information communicated by letter; used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange
- (countable, law) A communication providing information, such as how an uncertain area of law might apply to possible future actions
- (uncountable, law) Counseling to perform a specific legal act.
- (uncountable, law) Counseling to perform a specific illegal act.
- (countable, programming) In aspect-oriented programming, the code whose execution is triggered when a join point is reached.
Synonyms
- (opinion given to be useful): counsel, suggestion, recommendation, rede, admonition, exhortation, information, tip, notice
- See also Thesaurus:advice
Derived terms
Related terms
- advise
- adviso
- aviso
Translations
Verb
advice
- Misspelling of advise.
References
- “advice”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.