advice

A2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ədˈvaɪs/ UK /ədˈvaɪs/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #1435

Meanings

1

noun
An opinion you give someone about what they should do.

She gave me some useful advice about choosing a career.
2

noun
Formal information or notice, especially in business or legal matters.

The bank sent an advice confirming that the payment had been received.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an opinion you give someone... counsel recommendation suggestion tip hint

2 noun · formal information or... information notice

More consent

Opposites

criticism

Word family

Forms advices

Derived forms advicefuladvicelessadvicelineavizefullcounteradvicedadvicemisadvice

Related forms adviseadvisoaviso instruction

Common collocations

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Latin vīsus Old French vis Old French avisbor. Middle English avys English advice From Middle English avys, from Old French avis, rebracketed from the phrase ce m'est a vis (“I think”, “it seems to me”, literally “it is to my view”), where vis is from Latin vīsus (“vision, sight”). The unhistoric -d- was introduced during the 15th century due…

*weyd- Proto-Indo-European avys Middle English avis Old French vīsus#Noun Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes Register & Style

# advice

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ədˈvaɪs
**IPA (UK):** ədˈvaɪs
**Frequency rank:** 1435

## Meanings
1. An opinion you give someone about what they should do.
2. Formal information or notice, especially in business or legal matters.

## Examples
- She gave me some useful advice about choosing a career.
- The bank sent an advice confirming that the payment had been received.

## Synonyms
- consent

## Antonyms
- criticism

## Derived Forms
- adviceful
- adviceless
- adviceline
- avizefull
- counteradvice
- dadvice
- misadvice

## Related Forms
- advise
- adviso
- aviso
- instruction

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *weyd-
- Root: avys
- Root: avis
- Root: vīsus#Noun

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Latin vīsus Old French vis Old French avisbor. Middle English avys English advice From Middle English avys, from Old French avis, rebracketed from the phrase ce m'est a vis (“I think”, “it seems to me”, literally “it is to my view”), where vis is from Latin vīsus (“vision, sight”). The unhistoric -d- was introduced during the 15th century due…

## AI Etymology
Advice comes from Middle English avys, from Old French avis, rebracketed from the phrase ce m'est a vis (“I think”, “it seems to me”, literally “it is to my view”), where vis is from Latin vīsus (“vision, sight”). The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *weyd- and Latin vīsus#Noun.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Register & Style

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