advisory

CEFRC1

/ədˈvaɪzəɹi/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Giving advice or information about a possible problem.

  2. 02

    noun

    An official message that gives advice or a warning.

Examples

  • I received an advisory notice about my electricity cutting off this month.

  • The committee can only act in an advisory capacity.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings
  1. A warning.

  2. Containing advice; advising.

  3. Able to give advice.

More examples

In context
  • The advisory committee could only offer advice, but since that was almost always accepted they had real power.

  • The Coast Guard issued a small craft advisory, warning little boats to watch out for bad weather.

  • The consultant's advisory recommendations were selectively adopted.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The government issued a travel blank due to the severe weather conditions.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From advise + -ory.