Definitions
01helpful suggestions
A1 · Beginner Uncountable noun
n. an opinion or suggestion someone gives you to help you with a problem.
n. guidance or recommendations offered with regard to prudent future action. Uncountable in general usage.
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“My father gave me some great advice about how to save money.”
“The consultant provided invaluable advice on how to restructure the department without losing key personnel during the transition.”
Usage
As an uncountable noun, it never takes a plural 's' and is used with singular verbs.
Pitfall
He gave me some good advices.
He gave me some good advice.
Advice is uncountable. To count it, use 'a piece of advice' or 'some advice'.
Synonyms
02legal or financial notice
C1 · Advanced Countable noun Law Formal · Technical
n. a formal letter or document that gives you specific information.
n. a formal notification or communication of facts, often regarding financial transactions or legal interpretations.
“The bank sent a payment advice to confirm the money was sent.”
“The solicitor issued a formal advice regarding the potential liabilities the company might face under the new environmental regulations.”
Usage
In this technical sense, the word is often countable and can be used with 'an' or in the plural.
Synonyms
03programming logic
C2 · Proficiency Uncountable noun Computing Technical
n. a piece of code that runs when a specific part of a program is reached.
n. in aspect-oriented programming, the code that implements the cross-cutting concern to be applied at a join point.
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“The developer wrote an advice to log every time a user logs in.”
“The framework allows developers to define 'around advice' to manage transactions across multiple service layers automatically.”
Confusables
Advise is the action of giving a suggestion, while advice is the suggestion itself.
RememberAdvise has an 's' for 'Speak'; Advice has a 'c' for 'Concept'.
Information provides facts or data, while advice provides a recommendation for action.
RememberInformation is for knowing; advice is for doing.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. 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 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).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Related words
Idioms
01. lump of ice
Grammar
Domains
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.A1 MoversIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.2.0–3.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 1.0–1.50–23TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.120–224
- Frequency
- Very common
- Level
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