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{
"term": "advice",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "an opinion or a suggestion about what somebody should do in a particular situation",
"sensetop": "advice on somethingadvice about somethingadvice from somebodyon the advice of somebodyagainst the advice of somebody",
"examples": [
{
"text": "expert/practical/professional/medical advice"
},
{
"text": "We were advised to seek **legal advice**."
},
{
"text": "The service **offers** information and **advice **on possible careers.",
"contextForm": "advice on something"
},
{
"text": "**Ask** your teacher's **advice** on how to prepare for the exam."
},
{
"text": "**Ask** your teacher **for advice** on how to prepare for the exam."
},
{
"text": "They **give** good **advice** to parents about managing difficult behaviour.",
"contextForm": "advice about something"
},
{
"text": "We were advised to **seek advice** from an expert.",
"contextForm": "advice from somebody"
},
{
"text": "Let me give you **a piece of advice**."
},
{
"text": "A **word of advice**. Don't wear that dress."
},
{
"text": "**Take my advice**. Don't do it."
},
{
"text": "**Follow** your doctor's **advice**."
},
{
"text": "I went there on the advice of a friend.",
"contextForm": "on the advice of somebody"
},
{
"text": "I chose it on his advice."
},
{
"text": "She went back to work against the advice of her doctor *(= her doctor advised her not to)*.",
"contextForm": "against the advice of somebody"
},
{
"text": "The centre offers a free and confidential advice service."
},
{
"text": "Can you give me some advice on where to buy good maps?"
},
{
"text": "I think my lawyer gave me the wrong advice."
},
{
"text": "I wished that I had followed her advice."
},
{
"text": "I hope I can pass on some useful advice."
},
{
"text": "Here is some advice for pregnant women."
},
{
"text": "I will refrain from giving unsolicited advice."
},
{
"text": "It is essential to seek expert advice from a mental health professional."
},
{
"text": "My advice to you would be to wait a few months."
},
{
"text": "On the advice of his experts he bought another company."
},
{
"text": "Permission was given against the advice of the planning officers."
},
{
"text": "That's very sound advice."
},
{
"text": "The Local Authority runs an advice centre in the town."
},
{
"text": "The website gives free, impartial advice on all aspects of saving energy."
}
],
"topics": ["Suggestions and advice", "Opinion and argument"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["constructive", "excellent", "good"],
"… of advice": ["bit", "piece", "word"],
"verb + advice": ["give (somebody)", "offer (somebody)", "pass on"],
"advice + noun": ["centre", "column"],
"preposition": [
"against somebody’s advice",
"on somebody’s advice",
"advice about"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ədˈvaɪs/",
"audio": "ad/advice/advice__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ədˈvaɪs/",
"audio": "ad/advice/advice__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French avis, based on Latin ad ‘to’ + visum, past participle of videre ‘to see’. The original sense was ‘way of looking at something, judgement’, which later became ‘an opinion given’."
}