How to spell advise

Advise is spelled A-D-V-I-S-E.

hear itad·vise/æd'vaɪz/verbSchwa and roots

What it means: To give helpful suggestions or guidance.

In a sentence: My teacher will advise me on how to solve the puzzle.

Not to be confused with: advice, a different word.

Same family: advice, adviser, advisor, advisable, advisory. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Advise” comes from Old French “aviser,” meaning “to consider or look at,” and ultimately from the Latin root “vis,” meaning “to see.” This is why “advise” and “advice” are closely related in spelling and meaning, even though they sound different.

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