- guidance, counsel, counseling, counselling, direction - something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
--1 is a kind of message, content, subject matter, substance
--1 has particulars:road map, guideline; career counseling; cynosure; genetic counseling; marriage counseling; tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint Derived form: verb counsel1
- advise, counsel - give advice to; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"
--1 is one way to hash out, discuss, talk over
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun counsel1, noun counsel2, noun counselor1, noun counsellor2, noun counselling1, noun counseling1
Sam cannot counsel Sue
They counsel him to write the letter