give advice

Meaning

To offer suggestions or recommendations to someone about what they should do in a specific situation.

Examples

• My father always likes to give advice, even when I don't ask for it.

  My father always likes to give advice, even when I don't ask for it.

• Can you give advice on how to handle this difficult situation?

  Can you give advice on how to handle this difficult situation.

• She is great at listening, but she rarely tries to give advice.

  She is great at listening, but she rarely tries to give advice.

• I asked my teacher to give advice on my university applications.

  I asked my teacher to give advice on my university applications.

• It's easy to give advice when you aren't the one facing the problem.

  It's easy to give advice when you aren't the one facing the problem.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ He gave me a good advice.

  ✓ He gave me some good advice.

  'Advice' is an uncountable noun, so you cannot use the indefinite article 'a' directly before it. Use 'some advice' or 'a piece of advice' instead.

• ✗ She gave advices to her younger sister.

  ✓ She gave advice to her younger sister.

  Because 'advice' is uncountable, it cannot be made plural with an '-s'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Parents often try to ___ to their children about life.

  💡 offer recommendations or suggestions

  Show answer

  give advice

• I don't want to ___ if you already know what to do.

  💡 make suggestions to someone

  Show answer

  give advice