advice

== English == === Etymology === 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 to influence from advise and ad-, see advance. Doublet of aviso. See vision, and compare avise, advise. Mostly displaced native Old English rǣd (see modern rede). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ədˈvaɪs/ (US) IPA(key): /ədˈvaɪs/ Rhymes: -aɪs === Noun === advice (countable and uncountable, plural advices) (uncountable) An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful. Synonym: hint (uncountable, obsolete) Deliberate consideration; knowledge. (archaic, commonly in plural) Information or news given; intelligence (countable) In language about financial transactions executed by formal documents, an advisory document. (uncountable) In commercial language, information communicated by letter; used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange (countable, law) A communication providing information, such as how an uncertain area of law might apply to possible future actions (uncountable, law) Counseling to perform a specific legal act. (uncountable, law) Counseling to perform a specific illegal act. (countable, programming) In aspect-oriented programming, the code whose execution is triggered when a join point is reached. ==== Synonyms ==== (opinion given to be useful): counsel, suggestion, recommendation, rede, admonition, exhortation, information, tip, notice See also Thesaurus:advice ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== advise adviso aviso ==== Translations ==== === Verb === advice Misspelling of advise. === References === “advice”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.