Advice
noun
A suggestion about what a person should do.
She gave me some good advice on choosing a university to attend.
Often appears as...
- take someone's advice
- give advice
noun
An official notice concerning a business agreement.
The bank sent an advice note stating the details of the transaction.
Often appears as...
- advice note
- bank advice
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
Information communicated on a particular matter.
The lawyer provided legal advice on purchasing the property.
Often appears as...
- legal advice
- professional advice
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Technical
noun
A suggestion about what a person should do.
She gave me some good advice on choosing a university to attend.
Often appears as...
- take someone's advice
- give advice
noun
An official notice concerning a business agreement.
The bank sent an advice note stating the details of the transaction.
Often appears as...
- advice note
- bank advice
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
Information communicated on a particular matter.
The lawyer provided legal advice on purchasing the property.
Often appears as...
- legal advice
- professional advice
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Offering Help
Use 'advice' when you want to help someone make a decision or solve a problem.
If you need advice on fixing your car, I'm here to help.
Pro Tip 2/3Unsolicited Suggestions
'Advice' can be given without being asked for, but be cautious as it might be seen as interfering.
He always gives advice, even when no one asks for it.
Pro Tip 3/3Nonbinding
Advice is not an order; it's up to the person whether to follow it or not.
Her advice to study more was good, but I didn't follow it.
Pro Tip 1/3Offering Help
Use 'advice' when you want to help someone make a decision or solve a problem.
If you need advice on fixing your car, I'm here to help.
Pro Tip 2/3Unsolicited Suggestions
'Advice' can be given without being asked for, but be cautious as it might be seen as interfering.
He always gives advice, even when no one asks for it.
Pro Tip 3/3Nonbinding
Advice is not an order; it's up to the person whether to follow it or not.
Her advice to study more was good, but I didn't follow it.
Pro Tip 1/3Offering Help
Use 'advice' when you want to help someone make a decision or solve a problem.
If you need advice on fixing your car, I'm here to help.
Pro Tip 2/3Unsolicited Suggestions
'Advice' can be given without being asked for, but be cautious as it might be seen as interfering.
He always gives advice, even when no one asks for it.
Pro Tip 3/3Nonbinding
Advice is not an order; it's up to the person whether to follow it or not.
Her advice to study more was good, but I didn't follow it.
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How to raise a Black son...
These are the sorts of messages I've been inundated with my entire Always keep your hands where they can see them, don't move too quickly, take off your hood when the sun goes down. My parents raised me and my siblings in an armor of advice, an ocean of alarm bells so someone wouldn't steal the breath from our lungs, so that they wouldn't make a memory of this skin.
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Do schools kill...
Benign advice -- now, profoundly mistaken. The whole world is engulfed in a revolution. And the second is academic ability, which has really come to dominate our view of intelligence, because the universities design the system in their image. If you think of it, the whole system of public education around the world is a protracted process of university entrance.
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Face-to-Face with a...
photographer instinct kicks in well I mean here we are we might as well shoot but you Don gave me great advice he said if you get scared you close your eyes and she'll go away yeah so he really did say that and the other advice he gave me was stay with the penguin yeah he would kept yelling that I could hear him you know I'm breathing in my
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5 tips to improve your...
and decide whether the new fad really suits your needs. gather your information. There's lots of it out there, so having a clear idea of your question will help you determine what's relevant. If you're trying to decide on a diet to improve your nutrition, you may ask an expert for their advice,
Video examples
The psychology of...
elevated and sometimes detrimental self-involvement. But it's not just a personality type that shows up in advice columns. It's actually a set of traits classified and studied by psychologists. The psychological definition of narcissism is an inflated, grandiose self-image.
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Ken Goldberg: 4 lessons...
This is a new experimental project, and people are watching her on their screens, there's cameras involved and there's microphones and she's got an earbud in her ear, and people over the network are giving her advice about what to do next." And he said, "Wait a second.
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Why incompetent people...
is more than a self-esteem boost. It helps us figure out when we can forge ahead on our own decisions and instincts and when we need, instead, to seek out advice. But psychological research suggests that we're not very good at evaluating ourselves accurately.
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How math saved my life PIPE...
well he gave me the best advice of my life that day when he said maybe you should go back to school and try to learn traditional mathematics so you can say this in a language that we all understand and that's what I did
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The Doctor Who Can...
it back down to that scale really helps helps keep us motivated and helps keep us going it's really difficult to think of a good bit of advice that i can pass on because i feel like so much of what i've done has been
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Elon Musk: The future...
I'm kind of sick of politics, but I do want to ask you this. You're on a body now giving advice to a guy -- Who? Who has said he doesn't really believe in climate change,
Video examples
How to raise a Black son...
These are the sorts of messages I've been inundated with my entire Always keep your hands where they can see them, don't move too quickly, take off your hood when the sun goes down. My parents raised me and my siblings in an armor of advice, an ocean of alarm bells so someone wouldn't steal the breath from our lungs, so that they wouldn't make a memory of this skin.
Video examples
Do schools kill...
Benign advice -- now, profoundly mistaken. The whole world is engulfed in a revolution. And the second is academic ability, which has really come to dominate our view of intelligence, because the universities design the system in their image. If you think of it, the whole system of public education around the world is a protracted process of university entrance.
Video examples
Face-to-Face with a...
photographer instinct kicks in well I mean here we are we might as well shoot but you Don gave me great advice he said if you get scared you close your eyes and she'll go away yeah so he really did say that and the other advice he gave me was stay with the penguin yeah he would kept yelling that I could hear him you know I'm breathing in my
Video examples
5 tips to improve your...
and decide whether the new fad really suits your needs. gather your information. There's lots of it out there, so having a clear idea of your question will help you determine what's relevant. If you're trying to decide on a diet to improve your nutrition, you may ask an expert for their advice,
Video examples
The psychology of...
elevated and sometimes detrimental self-involvement. But it's not just a personality type that shows up in advice columns. It's actually a set of traits classified and studied by psychologists. The psychological definition of narcissism is an inflated, grandiose self-image.
Video examples
Ken Goldberg: 4 lessons...
This is a new experimental project, and people are watching her on their screens, there's cameras involved and there's microphones and she's got an earbud in her ear, and people over the network are giving her advice about what to do next." And he said, "Wait a second.
Video examples
Why incompetent people...
is more than a self-esteem boost. It helps us figure out when we can forge ahead on our own decisions and instincts and when we need, instead, to seek out advice. But psychological research suggests that we're not very good at evaluating ourselves accurately.
Video examples
How math saved my life PIPE...
well he gave me the best advice of my life that day when he said maybe you should go back to school and try to learn traditional mathematics so you can say this in a language that we all understand and that's what I did
Video examples
The Doctor Who Can...
it back down to that scale really helps helps keep us motivated and helps keep us going it's really difficult to think of a good bit of advice that i can pass on because i feel like so much of what i've done has been
Video examples
Elon Musk: The future...
I'm kind of sick of politics, but I do want to ask you this. You're on a body now giving advice to a guy -- Who? Who has said he doesn't really believe in climate change,
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Quote examples
Johnny Depp
American Actor
Lily's really together - she's a sharp kid and one of the smartest human beings I have ever met. Whatever she is doing, if she needs any advice, I'm there for her. Kids are going to make their own decisions, but I guess that the only thing you can do as a parent is to offer support. And I do.
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
As president, you can get all kinds of advice from all kinds of people. But at the end of the day, when it comes time to make that decision, as president, all you have to guide you are your values and your vision and the life experiences that make you who you are.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
When I was in the ring at the Olympics, it was my father's words that I was hearing, not the coaches'. 'I never listened to what the coaches said. I would call my father and he would give me advice from prison.
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Aldous Huxley
English Novelist
It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than 'try to be a little kinder.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
I'm often asked by parents what advice can I give them to help get kids interested in science? And I have only one bit of advice. Get out of their way. Kids are born curious. Period.
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Alicia Keys
American Musician
I've learned that while I'd be a fool not to stay open to the advice and experiences of the smart, amazing people in my life, I also need to listen to what I have to say.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
I don't like to give advice. I like to give people information because everyone's life is different, and everyone's journey is different.
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
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Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.
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Johnny Depp
American Actor
Lily's really together - she's a sharp kid and one of the smartest human beings I have ever met. Whatever she is doing, if she needs any advice, I'm there for her. Kids are going to make their own decisions, but I guess that the only thing you can do as a parent is to offer support. And I do.
Quote examples
Michelle Obama
American First Lady
As president, you can get all kinds of advice from all kinds of people. But at the end of the day, when it comes time to make that decision, as president, all you have to guide you are your values and your vision and the life experiences that make you who you are.
Quote examples
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
When I was in the ring at the Olympics, it was my father's words that I was hearing, not the coaches'. 'I never listened to what the coaches said. I would call my father and he would give me advice from prison.
Quote examples
Aldous Huxley
English Novelist
It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than 'try to be a little kinder.
Quote examples
Neil deGrasse Tyson
American Scientist
I'm often asked by parents what advice can I give them to help get kids interested in science? And I have only one bit of advice. Get out of their way. Kids are born curious. Period.
Quote examples
Alicia Keys
American Musician
I've learned that while I'd be a fool not to stay open to the advice and experiences of the smart, amazing people in my life, I also need to listen to what I have to say.
Quote examples
Dolly Parton
American Singer
I don't like to give advice. I like to give people information because everyone's life is different, and everyone's journey is different.
Quote examples
Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
Quote examples
Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
Wise men don't need advice. Fools won't take it.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.
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