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Definition of counsel verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. 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.
    Topics Suggestions and advicec2
  2. (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.
    Topics Suggestions and advicec2
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    3. 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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