counsel
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈkaʊnsl/
:
consejo
- What was his counsel or advice to you?
- advice and counsel
- offer counsel
- seek counsel
What was his counsel or advice to you?
- What was his counsel or advice to you?
- My job is to be here to provide advice and counsel to the president if he asks.
- But more importantly, don't take counsel from fools.
- That's not my focus on what determines if this is wise counsel to receive.
- And he, he tells him, continuing on, I will not take the counsel of despair.
- And, you know, here we see the term to take counsel with us.
- And I was like, you know, I'm just going to get some counsel on this.
- And so, yeah, a lot of people would come to him for, you know, counsel for advice and, you know, all sorts of things.
- I'll do a better job in the future of making wiser decisions. That that's the best counsel we can possibly have. Yeah,
- They'd ask you how to do things, and you'd go before the empty throne and give them the counsel of the nameless ones.
- Taking care of yourself, seeking out counsel and advice, not keeping it to yourself.
- Bellow forth, and who among us could ignore such odd and precise counsel?
- The way not to care about what other people think of you is to have confidence that you take counsel from your own heart.
- Some gods, she said, with stands and reasons baffled counsel countermans.
Examples
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But still, my counsel is to wait.
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Lord Fenius, we need your counsel.
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But I continue to use them for advice, counsel and policy ideas.
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What counsel can you give me?
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My job is to be here to provide advice and counsel to the president if he asks.
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May I seek your counsel?
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So I went to the Catholic church to seek the counsel of the priest.
Fiction book (1994) -
Do not take counsel of your fears, lad.
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We are reminded of the Eagle Clan Mother: the wise elder counsels respect for the earth.
Academic text (1999) -
He sought counsel from an expert before making his investment decision.
Synonyms
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1.0
An opinion or suggestion about what someone should do
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3.7
Help and advice from a trained person to deal with personal or emotional problems
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2.1
Help or advice that someone gives to decide what to do
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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
Compounds
A senior lawyer appointed to represent the king or government in important cases
How Helpful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Counsel (advice) comes from the Latin consilium and the prefix con- meaning 'together', like people meeting to think or plan. So 'counsel' is the guidance you get after careful thought or discussion.