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advice
English
Etymology
From Middle English avys, from Old French avis, from the phrase ce m'est a vis ("in my view"), where vis is from Latin visus, past participle of videre (“to see”). See vision, and confer avise, advise. The unhistoric -d- was introduced in English 15c. Doublet of aviso.
Displaced native Old English r?d.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?va?s/
- (US) IPA(key): /æd?va?s/
- Rhymes: -a?s
Noun
advice (countable and uncountable, plural advices)
- (uncountable) An opinion offered in an effort to be helpful.
- (uncountable, obsolete) Deliberate consideration; knowledge.
- c. 1589-1593, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- How shall I dote on her with more advice,
That thus without advice begin to love her?
- How shall I dote on her with more advice,
- c. 1589-1593, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona
- (archaic, commonly in plural) Information or news given; intelligence
- (countable) In language about financial transactions executed by formal documents, an advisory document.
- (uncountable) In commercial language, information communicated by letter; used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange
- (Can we find and add a quotation of McElrath to this entry?)
- (countable, law) A communication providing information, such as how an uncertain area of law might apply to possible future actions
- (uncountable, law) Counseling to perform a specific legal act.
- (uncountable, law) Counseling to perform a specific illegal act.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wharton to this entry?)
- (countable, programming) In aspect-oriented programming, the code whose execution is triggered when a join point is reached.
Synonyms
- counsel, suggestion, recommendation, rede, admonition, exhortation, information, tip, notice
- See also Thesaurus:advice
Derived terms
- advice boat
- adviceful
- avizefull
Related terms
- advise
- adviso
- aviso
Translations
See also
- advice boat
- take advice
Verb
advice
- Misspelling of advise.
References
- advice in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
advice From the web:
- what advice does thoreau offer
purpose
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p?p?s/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??p?s/
- Rhymes: -??(?)p?s
Etymology 1
From Middle English purpos, from Old French purposer (“to propose”), from Latin pr? (“forth”) + pono, hence Latin propono, proponere, with conjugation altered based on poser.
Noun
purpose (countable and uncountable, plural purposes)
- An objective to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal.
- A result that is desired; an intention.
- The act of intending to do something; resolution; determination.
- 2013, Phil McNulty, "[2]", BBC Sport, 1 September 2013:
- United began with more purpose in the early phase of the second half and Liverpool were grateful for Glen Johnson's crucial block from Young's goalbound shot.
- 2013, Phil McNulty, "[2]", BBC Sport, 1 September 2013:
- The subject of discourse; the point at issue.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)
- The reason for which something is done, or the reason it is done in a particular way.
- (obsolete) Instance; example.
Synonyms
- (target): aim, goal, object, target; See also Thesaurus:goal
- (intention): aim, plan, intention; See also Thesaurus:intention
- (determination): determination, intention, resolution
- (subject of discourse): matter, subject, topic
- (reason for doing something): reason
Hyponyms
- common purpose
- metapurpose
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English purposen, from Old French purposer (“to propose”).
Verb
purpose (third-person singular simple present purposes, present participle purposing, simple past and past participle purposed)
- (transitive) To have set as one's purpose; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.
- (transitive, passive) To design for some purpose. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (obsolete, intransitive) To discourse.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Edmund Spenser to this entry?)
Derived terms
- purposed
- purposer
- purposive
- on purpose
Synonyms
- (have set as one's purpose): aim, intend, mean, plan, set out
- (designed for some purpose): intended
Translations
References
- “purpose” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “purpose”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, ?ISBN
- "purpose" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.
purpose From the web:
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- what purpose do wasps serve
- what purpose do flies serve
- what purpose do congressional committees serve
- what purposes does the prologue serve
- what purpose did a grotto serve
- what purpose does fermentation serve
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