counsel

nounB2 · Upper-intermediate

Advice, or to give advice to someone.

Meanings of «counsel»

1 · noun

advice, or to give advice to someone

The elder gave him wise counsel about marriage.

2 · noun

a lawyer who represents someone in court

The company hired outside counsel for the lawsuit.

Similar: lawyer attorney advocate

Translation

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«counsel» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

help on what to do

advicethe usual word for ideas about what to doMy teacher gave me good advice.

tipa small, practical piece of adviceHere is a tip for learning new words.

guidancehelp over time from someone with experienceStudents get guidance from their teachers.

counselformalserious advice from an expert, like a lawyerHe asked his lawyer for counsel.

a person who works in law

lawyerthe general word for a person who knows the lawMy lawyer read the contract carefully.

attorneyAmerican word for a lawyer who speaks in courtThe attorney spoke to the judge.

counselformalformal; the lawyer who speaks for you in a caseCounsel for the defence spoke for an hour.

Word family

counsel B2 · verbcounselor B1 · nouncounseling B1 · noun

← councillor counselling →