counsel
/ˈkaʊnsəl/
verb
- To give advice or guidance to someone.
- Doctors counsel patients about the risks of smoking.
- The mentor counseled the young entrepreneur on how to start a business.
- She counseled her friend to take a break and relax.
noun
- Advice or guidance given to someone, especially by a professional or trusted person.
- The therapist offered wise counsel to the grieving family.
- She sought her teacher's counsel before choosing her college major.
- His counsel helped me make a difficult decision about my career.
- A lawyer or group of lawyers representing a person in a legal case.
- She hired experienced counsel to handle the property dispute.
- The defendant's counsel argued that the evidence was not reliable.
- Both sides presented their cases through their respective counsel.