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[ verb ] give advice to
Synonyms Examples "The teacher counsels troubled students" "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" Used in print (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)When suitable equipment is_located by the SBA representative , the small business_concern is contacted and advised on when , where , and how to bid on such property . (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)`` I'm not advising you '' , she said . (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)`` Just you wait '' , advised Arlene , echoing the dialogue in a recent British movie . |
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[ verb ] give information or notice to
Synonyms Examples "I advised him that the rent was due" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)The flavor of Baltimore 's Florida_Grapefruit_League news ripened considerably late today when the Orioles were advised that Ron_Hansen has fulfilled his obligations under the Army 's military training_program and is ready for belated spring_training . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)When the detective left , Andrus phoned his secretary to cancel his work and to advise the network to get a substitute director for his current project . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)Thornburg popped_in to advise , `` Andy , Skolman 's sending_up_smoke_signals . (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)Not long_ago a newspaper advised those taking_part in a contest that `` snapshots must be of a person not larger than * * f inches '' . Related terms |
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[ verb ] make a proposal, declare a plan for something
Used in print (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)His friends advised that it would be only a question of time until either the Mexicans killed him by ambuscade or he would be compelled to kill them in self-defense , perpetuating the troubles . (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)`` You ought to shake '' , Arlene advised them . `` Tell Mr._Gorboduc what you 're doing these days '' , my mother advised the children , ceremonially . |
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