How do you use the word "advisable" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "advisable": It's often cold, so overcoats are advisable. It is advisable for you to take the medicine.

Advisable Meaning

/əˈdvaɪzəbəl/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjWorthy of being recommended; desirable.

adjCapable of being advised or willing to be advised.

Sentence Examples

It's often cold, so overcoats are advisable.

It is advisable for you to take the medicine.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

well best better

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

It is ____ to check the weather forecast before planning a long hike.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

It is not ____ to travel to that region during the monsoon season.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Latin vīsus Old French vis Old French avis Old French aviserbor. Middle English avisen ▲ Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-(h₁)seti Proto-Indo-European *wéydseti Proto-Italic *weidsō Latin visō Late Latin advisōder. English advise Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English advisable From advise + -able.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Perhaps it will be advisable for me to state my reasons for marrying." — 1813, Jane Austen, chapter 19, in Pride and Prejudice:

"Owing to the war, it was not thought advisable to carry out repairs to this pier, as this would have involved the temporary narrowing of the channel, and it was not until 1919 that it was decided to proceed with the construction of a steel-pile coffer dam round the south pier." — 1949 November and December, “Notes and News: The High Level Bridge, Newcastle: Strengthening and Repairs”, in Railway Magazine, page 407:

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