advice
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1.0
- noun
- /ədˈvaɪs/
- My dad gave me some great advice a long time ago.
- give advice
- seek advice
- expert advice
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Watch on YouTubeWhat's the best piece of advice I received?
- What's the best piece of advice I received?
- I got a lot of advice from people that said
- Like he got really good advice that helped him.
- I want to get some advice from you about work.
- And always gave me advice that that made sense.
- And so my advice is go this way.
- What's the worst piece of advice you've ever received?
- This seems like pretty solid advice in theory.
- But when I did, the best advice I got was be yourself.
- My dad gave me some great advice a long time ago.
- Hopefully someone else has some advice for you, Joseph.
- My best beauty advice would be less is more.
Examples
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Do you have any advice for Andrew?
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And I just want the advice on what to do.
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And, and in fact, the best advice I got was from Steve.
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I want to get some advice from you about work.
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And so my advice is go this way.
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Sometimes a little bit of advice can go a very long way.
Academic text (2011) -
I gave my friend some good advice.
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What's the best piece of advice I received?
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Do you have any advice for me as an upcoming black parent?
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I always appreciate your advice when I'm making tough decisions.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small helpful piece of advice for doing something better
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2.5
A suggestion about what someone should do or choose
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2.1
Help or advice that someone gives to decide what to do
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2.8
A short helpful suggestion that warns about a possible problem
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1.0
Advice that tells someone what to do next
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4.2
Helpful and careful words that show good sense
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4.6
Good advice from someone who has a lot of experience
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4.8
A short helpful piece of advice from an expert
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8.8
A short useful piece of advice often given online to help you do something better
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
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8.3
The Senate's power to approve or reject the President's choices and agreements with other countries
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Advice comes from the old parts ad- 'to' and vis 'see', so it originally meant to 'look at' a problem and give your view. That's why advice now means an opinion or suggestion about what someone should do.