- 1counsel somebody to listen to and give support or professional advice to someone who needs help Therapists were brought in to counsel the bereaved.
- 2(formal) to advise someone to do something counsel something Most experts counsel caution in such cases. counsel somebody to do something He counseled them to give up the plan.
counsel
verbNAmE//ˈkaʊnsl//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they counsel he / she / it counsels
past simple counseled (Canadian English usually)counselled
-ing form counseling (Canadian English usually)counselling
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