counsel
verb/ˈkaʊnsl/
/ˈkaʊnsl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they counsel | /ˈkaʊnsl/ /ˈkaʊnsl/ |
| he / she / it counsels | /ˈkaʊnslz/ /ˈkaʊnslz/ |
| past simple counselled | /ˈkaʊnsld/ /ˈkaʊnsld/ |
| past participle counselled | /ˈkaʊnsld/ /ˈkaʊnsld/ |
| (US English) past simple counseled | /ˈkaʊnsld/ /ˈkaʊnsld/ |
| (US English) past participle counseled | /ˈkaʊnsld/ /ˈkaʊnsld/ |
| -ing form counselling | /ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ/ /ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ/ |
| (US English) -ing form counseling | /ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ/ /ˈkaʊnsəlɪŋ/ |
- counsel somebody to listen to and give support or professional advice to somebody who needs help
- She counsels clients on mindfulness and coping with stress.
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- (formal) to advise somebody to do something
- counsel something Most experts counsel caution in such cases.
- counsel somebody to do something He counselled them to give up the plan.
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Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French counseil (noun), conseiller (verb), from Latin consilium ‘consultation, advice’, related to consulere ‘take counsel’. Compare with council.
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