advice – English noun declension

English noun forms of advice

Noun: advice
Singularadvice
Pluraladvices

Sample Sentences

  • She was offered various pieces of advice on what to do.
  • My kids never listen to advice.
  • On the advice of her doctor, Mary cut down on her carbohydrates.
  • I have some useful advice to give you.
  • Sushil never took the advice of his parents, but still became rich.
  • We may give advice, but we can not give conduct. [1732, Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack:]
  • Everyone always asks what my advice is, and my advice is don’t overintellectualize your art. [2022 October 14, Justin Curto, “The 1975’s Matty Healy Prefers Writing Lyrics He’s Afraid Of”, in Vulture, archived from the original on 18 Oct 2022:]
  • How shall I dote on her with more advice,
  • That thus without advice begin to love her? [c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):]
  • late advices from France
  • An advice of an incoming settlement payment order may be given to an off-line receiving bank.
  • (g) A Reserve Bank will issue to each depositor following any transaction affecting book-entry securities maintained for such depositor under this part a confirmation thereof in the form of an advice (serially numbered or otherwise) which shall describe the amount and maturity date thereof, and include pertinent transaction data. [1990, United States Office of the Federal Register, The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America:]
  • However, an advice of an incoming settlement payment order will be given to an off-line receiving bank only when the receiving bank has notified the Reserve Bank in writing [1992, Benjamin Geva, The Law of Electronic Funds Transfers - Issue 3:]
  • a letter of advice
  • the drawees acknowledged the receipt of the letter of advice of the nineteenth of December , and promised to honor the draft when presented [1884, John Proffatt, Abraham Clark Freeman, The American Decisions […] :]
  • An advice issued by a Monitoring Committee could be applicable in a Dutch court
  • Any measure that is not a formal (binding) act within the meaning of article 189 EEC, such as for example an advice, is clearly outside the scope of the action. [1992, Robert M. MacLean, European Community Law Textbook:]
  • the question arises, whether an advice issued by a Monitoring Committee would actually be applicable in a Dutch court [1999, J. Vervaele, Compliance and Enforcement of European Community Law:]
  • the Executive Director will determine which requests will be referred to chief counsel for preparation of an advice and which requests will be submitted directly to the Commission for an opinion. [1979, Pennsylvania Bulletin - Volume 9 - Page 4072:]
  • The central purpose of this chapter is, however, to explain how to write an advice or an opinion. [1996, Valerie Beardsmore, Opinion Writing & Drafting In Tort:]
  • Documents and submissions to the Commission relating to a request for an opinion or an appeal of an advice shall be made at least 7 days prior to the meeting of the Commission during which the appeal or opinion will be reviewed [1993, Chrostwaite's Pennsylvania Municipal Law Reporter:]
  • An honest oath taken under advice of counsel, therefore, is not perjury [1885, Francis Wharton, A Treatise on the Criminal Law of the United States:]

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
3. Proto-Italic *ad
4. Latin ad
5. Old French a
6. Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
7. Proto-Indo-European *-tós
8. Proto-Indo-European *widtós
9. Proto-Italic *wissos
10. Latin vīsus
11. Old French vis
12. Old French avisbor.
13. Middle English avys
14. English advice
15. 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.
16. Mostly displaced native Old English rǣd (see modern rede). See: Middle English Nouns 'avys'.