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Advice vs Advise

Definitions​

  • ‘Advice’ (noun) refers to ‘guidance or recommendations about what should be done in a given situation’.
  • ‘Advise’ (verb) means ‘to provide guidance or recommendations about what should be done in a given situation’.

What’s the difference between ‘advice’ and ‘advise’?​

The difference between these two words is that one is a noun and the other is a verb. You may ‘advise’ somebody (verb), or give them ‘advice’ (noun).Note that the noun ‘advice’ is uncountable; this means you cannot use ‘advice’ in the plural form or with an indefinite article (‘an advice’ is incorrect - though you can say ‘a piece of advice’).

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How they’re used​

Example sentences with ‘advice’

  • The report contains physician advice for smoking cessation.
  • Professional advice improves company performance.

Example sentences with ‘advise’

  • We advise patients to use topical corticosteroids.
  • They built a computer program to advise lawyers in case reasoning.