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Advised   /ædvˈaɪzd/  /ədvˈaɪzd/   Listen
verb
Advise  v. t.  (past & past part. advised; pres. part. advising)  
1.
To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn. "I shall no more advise thee."
2.
To give information or notice to; to inform; with of before the thing communicated; as, we were advised of the risk.
To advise one's self, to bethink one's self; to take counsel with one's self; to reflect; to consider. (Obs.) "Bid thy master well advise himself."
Synonyms: To counsel; admonish; apprise; acquaint.



Advise  v. t.  
1.
To consider; to deliberate. (Obs.) "Advise if this be worth attempting."
2.
To take counsel; to consult; followed by with; as, to advise with friends.



adjective
advised  adj.  
1.
Carefully thought out; likely to be the best course; said of actions. Often used in combination; as, ill-advised, well-advised. Also See: wise. Antonyms: unadvised, ill-advised.
Synonyms: considered, well-advised
2.
Having received information; as, be kept advised.. Antonym: uninformed.






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"Advised" Quotes from Famous Books



... threw himself from his saddle and, tossing the bridle on his arm, hastened to meet and welcome us. At a glance we recognised in him a true leader for the generous, passionate, intrepid peasantry of the South." O'Mahony strongly advised them to begin the insurrection that night in Carrick, and he left to collect the peasantry. O'Brien and his comrades proceeded to the town where the people received them with frenzied enthusiasm, calling out to be led immediately to the fray. "A torrent of human beings rushing ...
— The Felon's Track • Michael Doheny

... he had told his new employer the whole story that gentleman would have advised him to call upon the inspector without delay, rather than try to run ...
— Messenger No. 48 • James Otis

... there as they had been used to do. Mr Banks replied, that he supposed it was because they found a deficiency of turtle, of which there not being enough to supply one ship, many could not be expected. To supply this defect, he advised his majesty to breed cattle, buffaloes, and sheep, a measure which he did not ...
— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 13 • Robert Kerr

... religion" as an absurdity which genuine philosophy ought not to permit because it dealt only with thought, while religion concerned faith, whose seat is not in the head, the sacred fount of all philosophy, but the heart, the warm abode of religion and faith. Then he advised me to read Bacon, study Kant, Plato, and the other ancient philosophers—Lotze, too, if I desired—and when I had them all by heart, take up the lesser lights, and even then be in no hurry to read Feuerbach and ...
— Uarda • Georg Ebers

... among the New Hebrides was commenced. Mr. Bice was left to make a fortnight's visit at Leper's Island; and the Bishop, going on to Mai, found only three men on the beach, where there used to be hundreds, and was advised not to go to Tariko, as there had ...
— Life of John Coleridge Patteson • Charlotte M. Yonge


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