different between advise vs remark
advise
English
Alternative forms
- advize (obsolete)
- avise [13th–16th c.]
- avize [16th c.]
Etymology
From Middle English avisen (“to perceive, consider, inform”), from Old French aviser, from avis, or from Late Latin advis?, from ad + vis?, from Latin vide? (“to see”), visum (“past participle of vide?”). See also advice.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d?va?z/
- Hyphenation: ad?vise
- Rhymes: -a?z
Verb
advise (third-person singular simple present advises, present participle advising, simple past and past participle advised)
- (transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.
- (transitive) To recommend; to offer as advice.
- (transitive) To give information or notice to; to inform or counsel; — with of before the thing communicated.
- (intransitive) To consider, to deliberate.
- (obsolete, transitive) To look at, watch; to see.
- (obsolete, intransitive) To consult (with).
Conjugation
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs.
Synonyms
- (to offer an opinion): counsel, warn; See also Thesaurus:advise
- (to give information or notice): inform, notify; See also Thesaurus:inform
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Davies, avised, davies, visaed
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?adva?z/
Verb
advise (third-person singular present advises, present participle advisin, past advised, past participle advised)
- to advise
- to consider
- to review
References
- Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.
advise From the web:
- what advice does thoreau offer
remark
English
Etymology 1
From Middle French remarquer, from Old French remarquer, from re- (“again”) + marquer (“to mark”); see mark.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /???m??k/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???m??k/
- Rhymes: -??(?)k
Noun
remark (countable and uncountable, plural remarks)
- An act of pointing out or noticing; notice or observation.
- An expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; a mention of something
- 1844, Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit
- But the journey might have been one of several hours’ duration, without provoking a remark from either; for it was clear that Jonas did not mean to break the silence which prevailed between them, and that it was not, as yet, his dear friend’s cue to tempt them into conversation.
- 1844, Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit
- A casual observation, comment, or statement
- 2014, Stephen King, Mr. Mercedes: A Novel
- He remembers something Pete Huntley said at lunch, just a remark in passing, and the answer comes to him.
- 2014, Stephen King, Mr. Mercedes: A Novel
- (engraving) Alternative form of remarque
Related terms
- counterremark
- remarkable
Translations
Verb
remark (third-person singular simple present remarks, present participle remarking, simple past and past participle remarked)
- (intransitive) To make a remark or remarks; to comment.
- (transitive) To express in words or writing; to state; to make a comment
- He remarked that it was getting late.
- (transitive) To pay heed to; notice; to take notice of
- 1889 January 3, Antoine D'Abbadie, in a letter to the editor of Nature, volume 39, pages 247-248:
- When travelling in Spain, Willkomm remarked qobar at a distance of 3 or 4 miles, yet, on reaching the actual spot, he saw nothing.
- 1889 January 3, Antoine D'Abbadie, in a letter to the editor of Nature, volume 39, pages 247-248:
- (transitive, obsolete) To mark in a notable manner; to distinguish clearly; to make noticeable or conspicuous; to point out.
- 1633, John Ford, Tis Pity She's a Whore
- Thou art a man remark'd to taste a mischief.
- 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes
- His manacles remark him; there he sits.
- 1633, John Ford, Tis Pity She's a Whore
Translations
Etymology 2
re- +? mark
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??i?m??k/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??i??m??k/
- Rhymes: -??(?)k
Noun
remark (plural remarks)
- Alternative spelling of re-mark
Verb
remark (third-person singular simple present remarks, present participle remarking, simple past and past participle remarked)
- Alternative spelling of re-mark
Further reading
- remark in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- remark in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Kramer, marker
remark From the web:
- what remarkable speech did sojourner
- what remarkable means
- what remarketing audiences cannot
- what remark is a cliché
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