ADVISE
WordNet
verb
(1) Give advice to
"The teacher counsels troubled students"
"The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"
(2) Inform (somebody) of something
"I advised him that the rent was due"
(3) Make a proposal, declare a plan for something
WiktionaryText
Etymology
< < < + < , . See also .
Verb
- To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn.
- To give information or notice to; to inform; — with of before the thing communicated.
- we were advised of the risk.
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs.