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seek advice[edit]
to take counsel; consult (usually fol. by with): I shall advise with my friends. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American
Is the meaning properly included? --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:53, 25 August 2019 (UTC)
(U.S.) seek advice[edit]
4. intransitive verb (U.S.): to seek advice or information Microsoft® Encarta® 2009
--Backinstadiums (talk) 10:55, 7 November 2019 (UTC)
To give advice to; to offer an opinion[edit]
Also intransitive To offer advice: How would you advise? --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:33, 28 June 2021 (UTC)
Usage note: inform somebody (jargon)[edit]
The use of advise to mean "tell somebody about something" is regarded as jargon and best avoided in formal usage: Please advise us of [better: let us know] your new address; I will advise them [better: inform them] of the new time of the meeting. JMGN (talk) 20:47, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
- This seems like a fairly arbitrary prescriptivist hang-up, I see this usage in formal contexts frequently and wouldn't think twice about it personally. —Al-Muqanna المقنع (talk) 18:53, 4 March 2023 (UTC)