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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADVI'CE, n. [L. viso, to see, to visit.]
1. Counsel; an opinion recommended, or offered, as worthy to be followed.
What advice give ye? 2 Chronicles 10.
With good advice make war. Proverbs 20.
We may give advice, but we cannot give conduct.
2. Prudence; deliberate consideration.
3. Information; notice; intelligence; as, we have late advices from France.
To take advice, is to consult with others.
ADVI'CE BOAT, n. A vessel employed to carry dispatches or information.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a proposal for an appropriate course of action

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English avis, advis view, opinion, from Anglo-French, from the Old French phrase ce m'est a vis that appears to me, part translation of Latin mihi visum est it seemed so to me, I decided Date: 14th century 1. recommendation regarding a decision or course of conduct ; counsel <he shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties — U.S. Constitution> 2. information or notice given — usually used in plural 3. an official notice concerning a business transaction

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 words given or offered as an opinion or recommendation about future action or behaviour. 2 information given; news. 3 formal notice of a transaction. 4 (in pl.) communications from a distance. Phrases and idioms: take advice 1 obtain advice, esp. from an expert. 2 act according to advice given. Etymology: ME f. OF avis f. L ad to + visum past part. of videre see

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Advice Ad*vice", n. [OE. avis, F. avis; ? + OF. vis, fr. L. visum seemed, seen; really p. p. of videre to see, so that vis meant that which has seemed best. See Vision, and cf. Avise, Advise.] 1. An opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel. We may give advice, but we can not give conduct. --Franklin. 2. Deliberate consideration; knowledge. [Obs.] How shall I dote on her with more advice, That thus without advice begin to love her? --Shak. 3. Information or notice given; intelligence; as, late advices from France; -- commonly in the plural. Note: In commercial language, advice usually means information communicated by letter; -- used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange; as, a letter of advice. --McElrath. 4. (Crim. Law) Counseling to perform a specific illegal act. --Wharton. Advice boat, a vessel employed to carry dispatches or to reconnoiter; a dispatch boat. To take advice. (a) To accept advice. (b) To consult with another or others. Syn: Counsel; suggestion; recommendation; admonition; exhortation; information; notice.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you give someone advice, you tell them what you think they should do in a particular situation. Don't be afraid to ask for advice about ordering the meal... Your community officer can give you advice on how to prevent crime in your area... Take my advice and stay away from him!... Most foreign nationals have now left the country on the advice of their governments. N-UNCOUNT: oft N on/about n/wh/-ing 2. If you take advice or take legal advice, you ask a lawyer for his or her professional opinion on a situation. (FORMAL) We are taking advice on legal steps to recover the money... PHRASE: V inflects

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Counsel, suggestion, instruction, recommendation, admonition, warning, caution, exhortation, earnest persuasion. 2. Intelligence, information, notice, notification, tidings, word. 3. Deliberation, care, counsel, aforethought, forethought, considerate purpose.

Foolish Dictionary

A commodity peddled by your lawyer and given away by your mother-in-law, but impossible to dispose of yourself. Famous as the one thing which it is "More blessed to give than receive." GOOD ADVICE Something old men give young men when they can no longer give them a bad example.

Moby Thesaurus

admonition, advisement, alerting, broadcast journalism, caution, cautioning, clue, communication, communique, counsel, cue, direction, dispatch, embassy, express, forewarning, guidance, information, instruction, intelligence, journalism, letter, message, monition, news, news agency, news medium, news service, newsiness, newsletter, newsmagazine, newspaper, newsworthiness, notice, notification, office, opinion, passing word, pneumatogram, pointer, press association, radio, recommendation, release, reportage, steer, suggestion, teaching, telegram, telegraph agency, television, the fourth estate, the press, tidings, tip, tip-off, view, warning, whisper, wire service, word