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Definition of advisable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

advisable

adjective
 
/ədˈvaɪzəbl/
 
/ədˈvaɪzəbl/
[not usually before noun]
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  1. sensible and a good idea in order to achieve something
    • Early booking is advisable.
    • advisable to do something It is advisable to book early.
    opposite inadvisable
    Extra Examples
    • We thought it advisable to seek police assistance.
    • It is advisable to practise each exercise individually at first.
    • It is not advisable to swim in this part of the bay.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • consider something
    adverb
    • always
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