{
    "term": "advice",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "an opinion or a suggestion about what somebody should do in a particular situation",
            "sensetop": "advice on somethingadvice about somethingadvice from somebodyon the advice of somebodyagainst the advice of somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "expert/practical/professional/medical advice"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were advised to seek **legal advice**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The service **offers** information and **advice **on possible careers.",
                    "contextForm": "advice on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Ask** your teacher's **advice** on how to prepare for the exam."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Ask** your teacher **for advice** on how to prepare for the exam."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They **give** good **advice** to parents about managing difficult behaviour.",
                    "contextForm": "advice about something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were advised to **seek advice** from an expert.",
                    "contextForm": "advice from somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Let me give you **a piece of advice**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A **word of advice**. Don't wear that dress."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Take my advice**. Don't do it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Follow** your doctor's **advice**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I went there on the advice of a friend.",
                    "contextForm": "on the advice of somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I chose it on his advice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She went back to work against the advice of her doctor *(= her doctor advised her not to)*.",
                    "contextForm": "against the advice of somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The centre offers a free and confidential advice service."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can you give me some advice on where to buy good maps?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I think my lawyer gave me the wrong advice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I wished that I had followed her advice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I hope I can pass on some useful advice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Here is some advice for pregnant women."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I will refrain from giving unsolicited advice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is essential to seek expert advice from a mental health professional."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My advice to you would be to wait a few months."
                },
                {
                    "text": "On the advice of his experts he bought another company."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Permission was given against the advice of the planning officers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "That's very sound advice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Local Authority runs an advice centre in the town."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The website gives free, impartial advice on all aspects of saving energy."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Suggestions and advice", "Opinion and argument"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["constructive", "excellent", "good"],
                "… of advice": ["bit", "piece", "word"],
                "verb + advice": ["give (somebody)", "offer (somebody)", "pass on"],
                "advice + noun": ["centre", "column"],
                "preposition": [
                    "against somebody’s advice",
                    "on somebody’s advice",
                    "advice about"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ədˈvaɪs/",
                "audio": "ad/advice/advice__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ədˈvaɪs/",
                "audio": "ad/advice/advice__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French avis, based on Latin ad ‘to’ + visum, past participle of videre ‘to see’. The original sense was ‘way of looking at something, judgement’, which later became ‘an opinion given’."
}