advised, well-advised
(adjective) having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel; “a well-advised delay in carrying out the plan”
advised
(adjective) having received information; “be kept advised”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
advised (comparative more advised, superlative most advised)
Considered or thought out; resulting from deliberation.
Informed, appraised or made aware.
In the sense of considered or thought out, the word advised is often used in combinations such as well-advised or ill-advised.
advised
simple past tense and past participle of advise
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*vise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Advised; p. pr. & vb. n. Advising.] Etym: [OE. avisen to perceive, consider, inform, F. aviser, fr. LL. advisare. advisare; ad + visare, fr. L. videre, visum, to see. See Advice, and cf. Avise.]
1. To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn. "I shall no more advise thee." Milton.
2. To give information or notice to; to inform; -- with of before the thing communicated; as, we were advised of the risk. To advise one's self, to bethink one's self; to take counsel with one's self; to reflect; to consider. [Obs.] Bid thy master well advise himself. Shak.
Syn.
– To counsel; admonish; apprise; acquaint.
Ad*vise", v. t.
1. To consider; to deliberate. [Obs.] Advise if this be worth attempting. Milton.
2. To take counsel; to consult; -- followed by with; as, to advise with friends.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 April 2025
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
