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ad·vis·a·ble

 (ăd-vī′zə-bəl)
adj.
Worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent.

ad·vis′a·bil′i·ty, ad·vis′a·ble·ness n.
ad·vis′a·bly adv.
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advisable

(ədˈvaɪzəbəl)
adj
worthy of recommendation; prudent; sensible
adˈvisably adv
adˌvisaˈbility, adˈvisableness n
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ad•vis•a•ble

(ædˈvaɪ zə bəl)

adj.
1. recommended or wise, as a course of action.
2. open to or desirous of advice.
[1640–50]
ad•vis`a•bil′i•ty, n.
ad•vis′a•bly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.advisable - worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise; "such action is neither necessary nor advisable"; "extreme caution is advisable"; "it is advisable to telephone first"
prudent - careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment; "a prudent manager"; "prudent rulers"; "prudent hesitation"; "more prudent to hide than to fight"
wise - having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"
inadvisable, unadvisable - not prudent or wise; not recommended; "running on the ice is inadvisable"
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advisable

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advisable

adjective
Worth doing, especially for practical reasons:
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Translations
vhodný
tilrådelig
suositeltava
preporučljiv
ráîlegur
賢明な
권할 만한
tillrådlig
ควรแก่การแนะนำ
nên làm

advisable

[ədˈvaɪzəbl] ADJaconsejable, conveniente
it would be advisable to + INFINsería aconsejable + infin, sería conveniente + infin
if you think it advisablesi le parece bien
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advisable

[ədˈvaɪzəbəl] adjrecommandé(e)
it is advisable to do ... → il est recommandé de faire ...
it would be advisable to do ... → il serait prudent de faire ...
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advisable

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advisable

[ədˈvaɪzəbl] adjconsigliabile, raccomandabile
I do not think it advisable for you to come → non le consiglierei di venire
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advice

(ədˈvais) noun
suggestions to a person about what he should do. You must seek legal advice if you want a divorce; Let me give you a piece of advice.
advise (ədˈvaiz) verb
1. to give advice to; to recommend. My lawyer advises me to buy the house.
2. (with of) to inform. This letter is to advise you of our interest in your proposal.
adˈvisable adjective
(of actions) wise. The doctor does not think it advisable for you to drink alcohol.
adˌvisaˈbility noun
adˈviser, adˈvisor noun
a person who advises.
adˈvisory adjective
giving advice. an advisory leaflet; He acted in an advisory capacity.

advice is a noun and never used in the plural: to give advice / a piece of advice / some advice .
advise is a verb: He advises us not to go .
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advisable

مُسْتَحْسَن vhodný tilrådelig ratsam ενδεδειγμένος aconsejable suositeltava recommandable preporučljiv consigliabile 賢明な 권할 만한 raadzaam tilrådelig wskazany aconselhável рекомендуемый tillrådlig ควรแก่การแนะนำ akıllıca nên làm 可取的
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advisable

a. recomendable, conveniente.
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Perhaps I may venture to add that personally I find it advisable to pass hastily over the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and so gain as much time as possible for the nineteenth.
`"--found it advisable to go with Edgar Atheling to meet William and offer him the crown.
It will surely, therefore, be advisable to delay our union--to delay it till appearances are more promising--till affairs have taken a more favourable turn.
Secrecy may be advisable; but still I cannot help wondering at its being practiced by him."
I thought if I could induce him to come into the place quietly I should be able, perhaps, to kill and eat him; and in any case, it would be advisable to kill him, lest his actions attracted the attention of the Martians.
Hunt upon his guard: still, as there was no knowing how far his plans might have succeeded, and as any rash act might blow the mere smouldering sparks of treason into a sudden blaze, it was thought advisable by those with whom Mr.
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And it may be added that the supposed danger of a gradual change being merely speculative, it would have been hardly advisable upon that speculation to establish, as a fundamental point, what would deprive several States of the convenience of having the elections for their own governments and for the national government at the same epochs.
In a position of this sort, even though the enemy should offer us an attractive bait, it will be advisable not to stir forth, but rather to retreat, thus enticing the enemy in his turn; then, when part of his army has come out, we may deliver our attack with advantage.
Turenne, who has a large head full of all sorts of good counsels, before the plan of the campaign it is advisable to draw a striking portrait of the generals to whom we are opposed.
It is also advisable when the council is to be composed of part of the citizens, to elect, either by vote or lot, an equal number of both ranks.