seek advice

Meaning

This phrase means to ask for recommendations, guidance, or information from someone who has expertise in a specific area. It is commonly used in formal emails, legal contexts, or professional consultations when a decision requires expert input.

Examples

• We need to seek advice from our legal team before signing the contract.

  We need to seek advice from our legal team before signing the contract.

• I highly recommend that you seek advice from a financial advisor.

  I highly recommend that you seek advice from a financial advisor.

• The department manager decided to seek advice on how to handle the budget deficit.

  The department manager decided to seek advice on how to handle the budget deficit.

• Before making any major changes to the software, we should seek advice from the developers.

  Before making any major changes to the software, we should seek advice from the developers.

• She chose to seek advice from her mentor regarding her career progression.

  She chose to seek advice from her mentor regarding her career progression.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to seek an advice from my manager.

  ✓ I need to seek advice from my manager.

  'Advice' is an uncountable noun in English, so it should not be preceded by the indefinite article 'an'.

• ✗ We should seek for advice from the HR department.

  ✓ We should seek advice from the HR department.

  The verb 'seek' is transitive here and does not require the preposition 'for' when followed directly by 'advice'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• If you are unsure about the tax implications, you should ___ from an accountant.

  💡 Ask for professional guidance.

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  seek advice

• The board of directors will ___ from external consultants before the merger.

  💡 Look for expert recommendations.

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  seek advice