Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Thought out; considered. Often used in combination.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Cautious; prudent; acting with deliberation.
- Marked by or resulting from advice or deliberation; considerate or considered; prudent; expedient: now used chiefly in composition with well or ill: as, a well-advised movement; your conduct is very ill-advised.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Carefully thought out; likely to be the best course; -- said of actions. Often used in combination.
- adjective Having received information.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Considered orthought out; resulting fromdeliberation . - adjective
Informed ,appraised or madeaware . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
advise .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having received information
- adjective having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
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Examples
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_I have advised, _ _I have been (was) advised_, etc.
Latin for Beginners Benjamin Leonard D'Ooge 1900
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He therefore advised -- no, not _advised_; for with some minds if you _advise_ you are not listened to, if you command you are obeyed -- he commanded that his patient should have his madeira always decanted into the curious beaker, for certain galvanic advantages that every knowing porter-drinker is aware of: Erasmus emptied a decanter of madeira into the beaker to show that it held more than a quart.
Tales and Novels — Volume 07 Maria Edgeworth 1808
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Cannot arranging member licensed, he / she term advised the a, in and price.
We Blog A Lot 2008
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When Palin advised O'Donnell to "speak through Fox News," she was talking about that network's function as a mouthpiece for right-wing candidates.
Michael B. Keegan: Joe Miller, the "Irrational Blogger," and the Right's Even More Irrational View of Free Speech Michael B. Keegan 2010
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When Palin advised O'Donnell to "speak through Fox News," she was talking about that network's function as a mouthpiece for right-wing candidates.
Michael B. Keegan: Joe Miller, the "Irrational Blogger," and the Right's Even More Irrational View of Free Speech Michael B. Keegan 2010
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Ben Franklin advised young men to seek out older experience women for sexual relief.
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It is past time, Admiral McCain advised, for American units in Vietnam to overhaul their mission: the goal of the military effort in Vietnam should be to protect Vietnamese civilians from Communist insurgents, he wrote, rather than merely to hunt guerrillas in the countryside and then withdraw to the safety of permanent bases.
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Hardin advised Clemens not to say anything that would show you are trying to influence a federal witness.
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It is past time, Admiral McCain advised, for American units in Vietnam to overhaul their mission: the goal of the military effort in Vietnam should be to protect Vietnamese civilians from Communist insurgents, he wrote, rather than merely to hunt guerrillas in the countryside and then withdraw to the safety of permanent bases.
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It is past time, Admiral McCain advised, for American units in Vietnam to overhaul their mission: the goal of the military effort in Vietnam should be to protect Vietnamese civilians from Communist insurgents, he wrote, rather than merely to hunt guerrillas in the countryside and then withdraw to the safety of permanent bases.
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