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advice

US //ædˈvaɪs// UK //ɐdvˈaɪs// ad·vice
  1. 1 helpful suggestions (n.)
    A1 Beginner

    an opinion or suggestion someone gives you to help you with a problem.

    guidance or recommendations offered with regard to prudent future action. Uncountable in general usage.

    Example

    My father gave me some great advice about how to save money.

    Example

    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'.

  2. 2 legal or financial notice (n.)
    C1 Advanced Formal Technical Law

    a formal letter or document that gives you specific information.

    a formal notification or communication of facts, often regarding financial transactions or legal interpretations.

    Example

    The bank sent a payment advice to confirm the money was sent.

    Example

    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.

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  1. 3 programming logic (n.)
    C2 Proficiency Technical Computing

    a piece of code that runs when a specific part of a program is reached.

    in aspect-oriented programming, the code that implements the cross-cutting concern to be applied at a join point.

    Example

    The developer wrote an advice to log every time a user logs in.

    Example

    The framework allows developers to define 'around advice' to manage transactions across multiple service layers automatically.

Origin

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).

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