| Library / English Dictionary |
ADVISED
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
Example:
a well-advised delay in carrying out the plan
Synonyms:
advised; well-advised
Classified under:
Similar:
considered (carefully weighed)
Also:
wise (having or prompted by wisdom or discernment)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having received information
Example:
be kept advised
Classified under:
Similar:
informed (having much knowledge or education)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb advise
Context examples:
“I watched at the gate, same as you advised, Mr. Holmes,” said our emissary, the discharged gardener.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Elinor even advised her against it.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
Patients who are diagnosed with atrial fibrillation/arrhythmias (a quivering or irregular heartbeat) are often advised to avoid caffeine.
(3 Cups Of Coffee Daily Could Improve Heart Function, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
We have enough vaccines to immunize those who need it, and for those who don't, please don't use it, save it for the target population, she advised.
(Aedes mosquitoes almost impossible to eradicate, says Brazilian researcher, Agência Brasil)
My master advised me to go to bed.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
China, the largest consumer of farm antibiotics, has advised its citizens to cut meat consumption to 40 – 70 grams per person per day or about half of the current consumption.
(Eat less meat to cut drug resistance, SciDev.Net)
Aye, no doubt; but that is what a governess will prevent, and if I had known your mother, I should have advised her most strenuously to engage one.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
Grant, advised by Edmund, and warmly urged by the two sisters, was soon in possession of his mind, and which he seemed to want to be encouraged even by her to resolve on.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
These findings suggest that people should be conscious of the supplements they're taking and ensure they're applicable to the specific vitamin or mineral deficiencies they have been advised of by their healthcare provider.
(Most Popular Supplements Provide No Health Benefit, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
She promised to think of it, and advised him to think of it more; but he was fully convinced, that no reflection could alter his wishes or his opinion on the subject.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
