advise

«advise» in Mova's school dictionary: to tell them what you think they should do — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (advise, advises, advised, advising)

meaning for a pupil

1) To advise someone is to tell them what you think they should do. tree →

2) To advise can also mean to tell someone officially about something, as in «Passengers are advised to stay seated». tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and safety: doctors, teachers and parents advise children; signs advise people to wear helmets or keep away. In stories a wise character advises the hero. Pattern: «advise someone to do something», «advise against something».

examples

• The doctor advised me to rest for two days. tree →
• My teacher advised us to check our answers. tree →
• I would advise you not to swim there. tree →
• Swimmers are advised to stay between the flags. tree →
• Mum advised against going out in the storm. tree →
• The old owl advised the young rabbit to be careful. tree →
• What do you advise me to do? tree →

note

Verb «advise» is spelled with s and sounds like «-ize»; the noun «advice» is spelled with c and sounds like «ice». «Advice» is uncountable: «some advice», «a piece of advice», never «an advice» or «advices». Person: adviser (or advisor).

In the corpora

• A tortoise should hibernate only as a vet advises, because wrong hibernation can make it very ill.
• Many experts advise no screens for about an hour before bed.
• Rome had two consuls at the top for that very reason, and a Senate of experienced men to advise them.
• In the UK the Highway Code advises cyclists to wear a helmet.
• Cold sores are caused by a virus spread by close skin contact, so doctors advise against contact sport while a sore is open.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «advise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.