coun·sel (koun s l)n. 1. The act of exchanging opinions and ideas; consultation. 2. Advice or guidance, especially as solicited from a knowledgeable person. See Synonyms at advice. 3. A plan of action. 4. Private, guarded thoughts or opinions: keep one's own counsel. 5. A lawyer or group of lawyers giving legal advice and especially conducting a case in court. v. coun·seled or coun·selled, coun·sel·ing or coun·sel·ling, coun·sels v.tr. 1. To give counsel to; advise. See Synonyms at advise. 2. To recommend: counseled care in the forthcoming negotiations. v.intr. To give or take advice. See Usage Note at council. [Middle English counseil, from Old French conseil, from Latin c  nsilium; akin to cnsulere, to take counsel, consult.] |
counsel
Noun
1. advice or guidance
2. discussion or consultation: when it was over they took counsel of their consciences
3. a barrister or group of barristers who conduct cases in court and advise on legal matters
Verb
[-selling, -selled] or US [-seling, -seled]
1. to give advice or guidance to
2. to recommend or urge [Latin consilium deliberating body]
counselling or US
counseling n
counseling n
USAGE: Avoid confusion with council.
Counsel a body of legal advisors, 1393.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  counsel - a lawyer who pleads cases in court law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| 2. |  counsel - something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of actionroad map, guideline - a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action; "the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam" career counseling - counseling on career opportunities cynosure - something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by" genetic counseling - guidance for prospective parents on the likelihood of genetic disorders in their future children marriage counseling - counseling on marital problems and disagreements | |
| Verb | 1. |  counsel - give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"urge, urge on, exhort, press - force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies" hash out, talk over, discuss - speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget" admonish, monish, warn, discourage - admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" tip off, tip - give insider information or advise to; "He tipped off the police about the terrorist plot" propound - put forward, as of an idea consult - advise professionally; "The professor consults for industry" contraindicate - make a treatment inadvisable |
counsel
noun 1. advice, information, warning, direction, suggestion, recommendation, caution, guidance, admonition
Translations
counsel [ˈkaunsl] n → conseil m (= lawyer); avocat(e)
vt to counsel (sb to do sth) → conseiller (à qn de faire qch);
counsel [ˈkaunsl] n → Rat(schlag) m;
(lawyer) → Rechtsanwalt m, Rechtsanwältin f
vt → beraten;
counsel for the defence → Verteidiger(in) m(f);
counsel [ˈkaunsl] n → avvocato; consultazione f
vt to counsel sth/sb to do sth → consigliare qc/a qn di fare qc;
n counsel [ˈkaunsəl]
1 advice He'll give you good counsel on your problems. advies نَصيحَـه съвет (po)rada rådgivning; råd der Ratschlag συμβουλή consejo nõu توصیه؛ رهنمود neuvo, neuvot conseil עֵצָה परामर्श savjet tanács nasihat ráðgjöf consiglio 助言 조언 patarimas padoms nasihat raad råd, tilråding porada conselho sfat совет rada nasvet savet råd คำปรึกษา tavsiye, fikir 忠告 порада صلاح، مشوره lời khuyên 忠告
2 a barrister or advocate counsel for the defence. advokaat مُستشار قانوني، مُحامِ адвокат právní zástupce advokat; sagfører; juridisk rådgiver der Anwalt συνήγορος, δικηγόρος abogado advokaat وکیل مدافع asianajaja, oikeusavustaja avocat/-ate עוֹרֵך דִין वकील odvjetnik ügyvéd advokat lögmaður, málflutningsmaður consulente legale, avvocato 弁護士 변호사 advokatas, gynėjas advokāts peguam bela advocaat advokat, sakfører adwokat advogado avocat защитник právny zástupca, -kyňa odvetnik pravobranilac advokat ทนายความ dava vekili 律師 баристер; адвокат وكيل، مشير قانونى luật sư 律师
v – past tense, past participle ˈcounselled , (American ) ˈcounseled –
to advise; to recommend. aanraai يَنْصَحَ، يُشير على препоръчвам radit råde; rådgive; tilråde raten συμβουλεύω, συστήνω aconsejar nõu andma, soovitama توصیه کردن؛ رهنمود دادن neuvoa, kehottaa conseiller לְיָעֵץ सलाह देना preporučiti, savjetovati tanácsol memberi nasihat gefa/veita ráð, ráðleggja consigliare 助言する 조언하다 patarti, rekomenduoti dot padomu; ieteikt menasihat adviseren råde, tilråde, gi råd doradzać recomendar a sfătui советовать; рекомендовать radiť svetovati savetovati råda [] ผู้ให้คำปรึกษา tavsiye etmek, akıl öğretmek 勸告 радити, рекомендувати صلاح دينا، مشوره دينا khuyên 劝告
n counsellor
a person who gives advice. raadgewer مُستشار съветник poradce rådgiver; vejleder der Ratgeber σύμβουλος consejero, asesor nõuandja مشاور neuvonantaja conseiller/-ère יוֹעֵץ सलाहकार, वकील savjetnik tanácsadó penasihat ráðgjafi consigliere, consulente カウンセラー 고문, 상담역 patarėjas padomdevējs; konsultants; advokāts kaunselor adviseur rådgiver, konsulent doradca assessor consilier советник poradca, -kyňa svetovalec savetnik advokat ผู้ให้คำปรึกษา danışman, müşavir 顧問 радник صلاح كار، مشير cố vấn 顾问
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