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counsel
[ koun-suhl ]
noun
- advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
Synonyms: ,
- interchange of opinions as to future procedure; consultation; deliberation.
- Law. (used with a singular or plural verb) the advocate or advocates engaged in the direction of a cause in court; a legal adviser or counselor:
Is counsel for the defense present?
Synonyms: , , ,
- Theology. one of the advisory declarations of Christ, considered by some Christians as not universally binding but as given for aid in attaining moral perfection.
- Archaic. a private or secret opinion or purpose.
- Obsolete. wisdom; prudence.
verb (used with object)
- to give advice to; advise.
- to urge the adoption of, as a course of action; recommend (a plan, policy, etc.):
He counseled patience during the crisis.
verb (used without object)
- to give counsel or advice.
- to get or take counsel or advice.
counsel
/ 藞办补蕣苍蝉蓹濒 /
noun
- advice or guidance on conduct, behaviour, etc
- discussion, esp on future procedure; consultation
to take counsel with a friend
- a person whose advice or guidance is or has been sought
- a barrister or group of barristers engaged in conducting cases in court and advising on legal matters
counsel for the prosecution
- a policy or plan
- Christianity any of the counsels of perfection or evangelical counsels , namely poverty, chastity, and obedience
- counsel of perfectionexcellent but unrealizable advice
- private opinions or plans (esp in the phrase keep one's own counsel )
- archaic.wisdom; prudence
verb
- tr to give advice or guidance to
- tr; often takes a clause as object to recommend the acceptance of (a plan, idea, etc); urge
- archaic.intr to take counsel; consult
Usage
Confusables Note
Derived Forms
- 藞肠辞耻苍蝉别濒濒补产濒别, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 肠辞耻苍顎僺别濒路补路产濒别 especially British, 肠辞耻苍顎僺别濒路濒补路产濒别 adjective
- 辫谤别路肠辞耻苍顎僺别濒 noun verb precounseled precounseling or (especially British) precounselled precounselling
- 谤别路肠辞耻苍顎僺别濒 verb (used with object) recounseled recounseling or (especially British) recounselled recounselling
- 耻苍路肠辞耻苍顎僺别濒别诲 adjective
- 耻苍路肠辞耻苍顎僺别濒濒别诲 adjective
- 飞别濒濒顎-肠辞耻苍顎僺别濒别诲 adjective
- 飞别濒濒顎-肠辞耻苍顎僺别濒濒别诲 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of counsel1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of counsel1
Idioms and Phrases
- keep one's own counsel, to conceal one's ideas or opinions; keep silent.
- take counsel, to ask for or exchange advice, ideas, or opinions; deliberate; consult.
More idioms and phrases containing counsel
see keep one's own counsel .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Mr Hampson said he is having counselling and with the help of his family, was working to rebuild everything that was taken away from him.
In January, Trump fired two Democratic commissioners and the agency鈥檚 general counsel.
He recently pushed Senate Bill 40, a new law that requires the state Senate to confirm future appointments of the State Bar鈥檚 executive director and general counsel.
At a previous hearing, the FA's legal counsel said the organisation would file a report to the coroner by the middle of January.
Where since the 1980s, Father John Moretta has counseled parishioners at Resurrection Church in Boyle Heights on the troubles that afflict their neighborhood.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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