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• advice — noun (U) an opinion you give someone about what they should do (+ on/about): There s lots of advice in the book on baby care. | give advice: Can you give me some advice about buying a house? | legal/medical/professional advice etc (=advice from… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Advice (opinion) — Advice is a form of relating personal opinions, belief systems, personal values and recommendations about certain situations relayed in some context to another person, group or party often offered as a guide to action and/or conduct. Advice is… …   Wikipedia

• advice */*/*/ — UK [ədˈvaɪs] / US noun [uncountable] Get it right: advice: Advice is an uncountable noun, so: ▪  it is never used in the plural ▪  it never comes after an or a number Wrong: Naomi Wolf gave me a good advice in her book. Right: Naomi Wolf gave me… …   English dictionary

• advice — ad|vice [ədˈvaıs] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: avis opinion , probably from ce m est a vis that appears to me ] an opinion you give someone about what they should do advice on/about ▪ There s lots of advice in the book on baby… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• advice — ad|vice [ əd vaıs ] noun uncount *** an opinion that someone gives you about the best thing to do in a particular situation: You can always contact your teacher for advice and support. Ask your father for advice. advice on/about: We are here to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Advice boat — Boat Boat (b[=o]t), n. [OE. boot, bat, AS. b[=a]t; akin to Icel. b[=a]tr, Sw. b[*a]t, Dan. baad, D. & G. boot. Cf. {Bateau}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• advice — /ad vuys /, n. 1. an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.: I shall act on your advice. 2. a communication, esp. from a distance, containing information: Advice from abroad informs us that the government has fallen …   Universalium

• advice — ad•vice [[t]ædˈvaɪs[/t]] n. 1) an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.: I acted on your advice[/ex] 2) a communication, esp. from a distance, containing information: Advice from abroad states that the government… …   From formal English to slang

• advice column — (British) advice column, regular advice feature (in a newspaper, magazine etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

• advice — View or opinion communicated to another, for example, a lawyer s advice to his client. In commercial law, information given as to shipments of goods, delays, the drawing of paper for acceptance, etc …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• letter of advice — advice 5a * * * 1. a notification from a consignor to a consignee giving specific information as to a shipment, the name of the carrier, the date shipped, etc. 2. Com. a document from the drawer notifying the drawee that a bill of exchange has… …   Useful english dictionary