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ADVICE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A proposal for an appropriate course of action
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("advice" is a kind of...):
proposal (something proposed (such as a plan or assumption))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "advice"):
recommendation (something (as a course of action) that is recommended as advisable)
indication (something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary)
admonition; monition; warning; word of advice (cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness))
Context examples:
Researchers advice to consumers now is simple: BPA-free or not, "plastic products that show physical signs of damage or aging cannot be considered safe."
(Reproductive Problems Reported In Lab Mice after BPA Replacements in Plastics, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
But what sounds like good nutritional advice turns out to be an old-wives' tale.
(Salty Diet Makes You Hungry, Not Thirsty, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Trudel's advice to those who work long hours: Try wearing a heart monitor to monitor your blood pressure over a period of time, rather than monitoring on a one-off or irregular basis.
(High Blood Pressure Liked to Long Hours on Job, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Older adults should follow the advice from their own physicians about daily aspirin use.
(Daily low-dose aspirin found to have no effect on healthy life span in older people, National Institutes of Health)
These results in lab animals cannot be extrapolated to dietary advice for people.
(Memory T cells shelter in bone marrow, boosting immunity in mice with restricted diets, National Institutes of Health)
Nothing was to be lost by following his advice.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Martin was not deeply affected by his failure, though he was surprised at Ruth's shocked expression when he told her Professor Hilton's advice.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
However, supposing myself to be a minister of state, I could never give my advice for invading them.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
With Mars in Capricorn, your knee may feel stiff, swollen, or have another symptom that requires you to seek medical advice.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
"Let us call in the soldier with the green whiskers," he said, "and ask his advice."
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
