Meaning & use
taking advice
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“taking advice” is a form of “take advice”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meaning
phrasefixed phrase
Listening to and following suggestions from someone about what to do.
Grammar: Often followed by 'from' + person: taking advice from a teacher.
Patterns
- taking advice from someone
- taking someone's advice
- taking advice on something
He is taking advice from his lawyer before signing the contract.
Taking advice from experienced people can save you time.
She is taking advice on how to invest her money.
Word forms
| base form | take advice |
|---|---|
| third person singular | takes advice |
| past tense | took advice |
| past participle | taken advice |
Common combinations
- take advice from someone
- It's wise to take advice from experts.
- take someone's advice
- I took my mother's advice and applied for the job.
- take legal advice
- You should take legal advice before making a decision.
Synonyms and how they differ
- follow advice
- Focuses on doing what the advice says, not just listening to it.
- heed advice
- Formal; means to pay careful attention to advice.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: taking advice or advise?
taking advice vs advise
'Advice' is a noun (uncountable); 'advise' is a verb. You give advice, but you advise someone.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence.
Choose one answer.
'Advice' is an uncountable noun, so it has no plural and no article. 'Advises' is wrong because it's a verb form, and 'an advice' is incorrect because 'advice' is uncountable.
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