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sage advice

sage advice

6 4.2
Helpful and careful words that show good sense
  • noun
translation icon : consejo sabio
  • Her grandmother's sage advice helped her make many important life decisions.

I guess what's some some sage advice that you can share from from the book?

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Examples

  • W. R., nothing is more precious to me than your friendship and sage advice.

    Mank (2020)

  • We are also grateful for the sage advice of the reviewers of this manuscript.

    Academic text (2009)

  • I agree with your sage advice, though.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Can I ask for your wise sage advice to young people?

    Lex Fridman

  • As the brains behind this operation, I will once again give sage advice to lead us to victory.

    Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp (2024)

  • Thank you, Dan, also for that sage advice that we should get a little bit larger spark.

  • I expressed my frustration to my mother, who had some very sage advice for me.

    Blog text (18)

  • Thank you for your comment and for sharing your sage advice, Lisa.

    Blog text (9)

  • I benefited enormously from their sage advice.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Most of us, in the course of our hectic lives, are prone to ignore this sage advice.

    Blog text (12)

Synonyms

guidance
vssage advice
248 2.1

Help or advice that someone gives to decide what to do

focuses on general help rather than specifically being wise or prudent
counsel
vssage advice
132 4.4

Advice about what to do or which choice to make

adds a clear quality of wisdom and prudence beyond general decision help
wise counsel
vssage advice
3 4.6

Good advice from someone who has a lot of experience

is advice judged for exceptional wisdom, thoughtfulness, and prudence
pearl of wisdom
vssage advice
2 4.1

A short, wise piece of advice that helps you

is broader guidance showing sustained prudence, not just a single remark

How Wise

sage advice
6 4.2
questionable
176 3.9

Surface Forms

sage advice singular
sage advices plural

Morphology

sage + advice

The meaning 'wise, thoughtful guidance' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'sage' (a wise person / wise) with 'advice' (guidance). This compositional relation follows normal adjective+noun semantics and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Sage advice comes from the simple image of a sage, a calm and very wise person, giving advice to someone in need. So, sage advice means 'very wise and careful guidance'.