wise counsel
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4.6
- noun
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sabiduría
- Her wise counsel helped me make an important decision about my career path.
- give wise counsel
- wise counsel is needed
So it's been hard to to get wise counsel there.
- So it's been hard to to get wise counsel there.
- And the agents, they've seen so many of these things that they can give wise counsel to their clients to help them understand this is how we fix this thing.
- And he says arms are of little value in the field unless there's wise counsel at home.
Examples
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I think that is wise counsel.
Blog text (13) -
I look forward to his wise counsel in the years ahead.
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Any wise counsel from the queen?
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And your wise counsel is that we should wait until we see what actually happens, right?
Fiction book (2000) -
Nothing else has worked, including the wise counsel of people like yourself.
Blog text (10) -
Maybe they hope you will give them wise counsel.
Fiction book (2000) -
But after wise counsel and some thought, I realized there was a major problem with my line of thought.
Blog text (34) -
As you can see, Georgia rejected his wise counsel, and the consequences were very great for our nation.
Blog text (4) -
And he says arms are of little value in the field unless there's wise counsel at home.
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You realize you're supposed to seek my wise counsel while school's actually in session, right?
Synonyms
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1.0
An opinion or suggestion about what someone should do
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2.7
To use what you know and have learned to make good choices and give good advice
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2.1
Help or advice that someone gives to decide what to do
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4.4
Advice about what to do or which choice to make
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4.2
Helpful and careful words that show good sense
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'good advice or guidance' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'wise' (having good judgment) with 'counsel' (advice), so the overall sense is compositionally predictable. This adjective+noun collocation is a common, cross-linguistically familiar pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
Wise counsel brings to mind a calm, experienced person giving careful advice; wise shows experience and good judgment and counsel means advice. That's why it means 'good advice' from someone experienced.