"counsel" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkaʊn.səl/ Audio: en-us-counsel.ogg Forms: counsels [plural], counsel [plural]
enPR: kounʹ-səl Rhymes: -aʊnsəl Etymology: From Middle English counseil, conseil, from Old French conseil, from Latin cōnsilium; akin to cōnsulō (“take counsel, consult”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*selh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|counseil}} Middle English counseil, {{der|en|fro|conseil}} Old French conseil, {{der|en|la|cōnsilium}} Latin cōnsilium Head templates: {{en-noun|~|+|counsel}} counsel (countable and uncountable, plural counsels or counsel)
  1. The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (consultation): شُورَى (šūrā) [feminine] (Arabic), խորհրդատվություն (xorhrdatvutʻyun) (Armenian), обсъждане (obsǎždane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), съвещание (sǎveštanie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), porada [feminine] (Czech), konzultace [feminine] (Czech), neuvottelu (Finnish), neuvonpito (Finnish), conseil [masculine] (French), Beratung [feminine] (German), 𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽 (ragin) [neuter] (Gothic), advocātiō [feminine] (Latin), совету́вање (sovetúvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), waha kōrero (Maori), consulta [feminine] (Portuguese), consultanță [feminine] (Romanian), sfat (Romanian), povață (Romanian), sfătuire (Romanian), consultație [feminine] (Romanian), сове́т (sovét) [masculine] (Russian), обсужде́ние (obsuždénije) [neuter] (Russian), консульта́ция (konsulʹtácija) (Russian), совеща́ние (soveščánije) [neuter] (Russian), consulta [feminine] (Spanish), danışma (Turkish), istişare (Turkish), cyngor [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-counsel-en-noun-goWBtZkE Disambiguation of 'consultation': 91 1 2 1 5
  2. Exercise of judgment; prudence. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-counsel-en-noun-o6vDsegV
  3. Advice; guidance. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Directives Translations (advice): مَشُورَة (mašūra) [feminine] (Arabic), խորհուրդ (xorhurd) (Armenian), съвет (sǎvet) [masculine] (Bulgarian), предложение (predloženie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), rada [feminine] (Czech), neuvot [plural] (Finnish), conseil [masculine] (French), expertise [feminine] (French), Rat [masculine] (German), Ratschlag [masculine] (German), airle [feminine] (Irish), consiglio [masculine] (Italian), consilium [neuter] (Latin), raod [masculine] (Limburgish), совету́вање (sovetúvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), со́вет (sóvet) [masculine] (Macedonian), whakamāherehere (Maori), نصیحت (nasihat) (Ottoman Turkish), conselho [masculine] (Portuguese), expertiză [feminine] (Romanian), consultanță (Romanian), sfat (Romanian), povață (Romanian), сове́т (sovét) [masculine] (Russian), consejo (Spanish), tavsiye (Turkish), cyngor [masculine] (Welsh), arweiniad [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-counsel-en-noun-e7V4Edz6 Disambiguation of Directives: 8 2 27 9 18 13 22 Categories (other): Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Limburgish translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 5 6 14 6 31 12 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 10 15 6 26 11 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 9 35 15 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 6 4 17 9 26 10 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 9 38 12 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Limburgish translations: 14 9 38 12 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 5 4 15 6 28 13 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 3 19 5 26 14 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 6 5 16 7 27 11 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 10 39 13 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 5 4 15 7 31 11 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 14 9 39 13 25 Disambiguation of 'advice': 20 1 71 3 4
  4. Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (deliberate purpose): záměr [masculine] (Czech), aikomus (Finnish), plan [masculine] (French), projet [masculine] (French), conseil [archaic, masculine] (French), наме́рение (namérenije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-counsel-en-noun-yVAkLdB8 Disambiguation of 'deliberate purpose': 1 2 3 92 2
  5. A lawyer, as in King's Counsel (KC) or Queen's Counsel (QC). Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (lawyer): փաստաբան (pʻastaban) (Armenian), advokát [masculine] (Czech), advokátka [feminine] (Czech), lakimies (Finnish), Anwalt [masculine] (German), Anwältin [feminine] (German), वकील (vakīl) [common-gender] (Hindi), abhcóide [masculine] (Irish), avvocato [masculine] (Italian), rōia (Maori), adwokat [masculine] (Polish), adwokatka [feminine] (Polish), advogado [masculine] (Portuguese), адвока́т (advokát) [masculine] (Russian), юри́ст (juríst) [masculine] (Russian), abogado (Spanish), avukat (Turkish), lavogan [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hilavogan [masculine] (Volapük), jilavogan [feminine] (Volapük), kronalavogan (alt: crown ♂♀) (Volapük), kronahilavogan [masculine] (Volapük), kronajilavogan [feminine] (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-counsel-en-noun-TCAl9BXI Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 8 3 22 8 29 12 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 9 10 26 11 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 5 6 14 6 31 12 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 10 15 6 26 11 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 5 4 14 8 36 12 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 6 4 17 9 26 10 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 10 5 28 14 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 8 7 22 10 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 5 4 15 6 28 13 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 9 7 24 11 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 6 11 16 13 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 9 28 12 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 3 19 5 26 14 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 6 5 16 7 27 11 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 5 4 15 7 31 11 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 8 7 25 10 50 Disambiguation of 'lawyer': 0 0 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: counsel of despair, counsel of perfection, independent counsel, keep counsel, of counsel, right of counsel, Senior Counsel, special counsel
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈkaʊn.səl/ Audio: en-us-counsel.ogg Forms: counsels [present, singular, third-person], counselling [participle, present], counseling [participle, present], counselled [participle, past], counselled [past], counseled [participle, past], counseled [past]
enPR: kounʹ-səl Rhymes: -aʊnsəl Etymology: From Middle English counseilen, from Old French conseiller, from Latin cōnsilior, from cōnsilium. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|counseilen}} Middle English counseilen, {{der|en|fro|conseiller}} Old French conseiller, {{der|en|la|cōnsilior}} Latin cōnsilior Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=counseled|pres_ptc2=counseling}} counsel (third-person singular simple present counsels, present participle counselling or counseling, simple past and past participle counselled or counseled)
  1. (transitive) To give advice, especially professional advice, to (somebody). Tags: transitive Translations (to give advice, especially professional advice): συμβουλεύω (sumbouleúō) (alt: + dat.) (Ancient Greek), խորհրդատվություն տալ (xorhrdatvutʻyun tal) (Armenian), съветвам (sǎvetvam) (Bulgarian), radit [imperfective] (Czech), poradit [perfective] (Czech), konsili (Esperanto), neuvoa (Finnish), antaa neuvoja (Finnish), antaa neuvontaa (Finnish), conseiller (French), 𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (raginōn) (Gothic), nevvoa (Ingrian), consilior (Latin), сове́тува (sovétuva) (Macedonian), aconselhar (Portuguese), consilia (Romanian), sfătui (Romanian), povățui (Romanian), сове́товать (sovétovatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), maghinanaw (Tagalog), cynghori (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-counsel-en-verb-og2WYHFb Categories (other): Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 5 6 14 6 31 12 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 10 15 6 26 11 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 6 4 17 9 26 10 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 5 4 15 6 28 13 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 3 19 5 26 14 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 6 5 16 7 27 11 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 5 4 15 7 31 11 27 Disambiguation of 'to give advice, especially professional advice': 93 7
  2. (transitive) To recommend (a course of action). Tags: transitive Translations (to recommend): препоръчвам (preporǎčvam) (Bulgarian), предлагам (predlagam) (Bulgarian), doporučit [perfective] (Czech), doporučovat [imperfective] (Czech), suositella (Finnish), conseiller (French), препора́чува (preporáčuva) (Macedonian), сове́тува (sovétuva) (Macedonian), aconselhar (Portuguese), recomanda (ceva) (Romanian), рекомендова́ть (rekomendovátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-counsel-en-verb-~~do8xm~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 2 20 4 24 11 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 4 12 5 9 8 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 4 14 5 23 8 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 3 11 4 18 7 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 5 6 14 6 31 12 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 10 15 6 26 11 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 6 3 18 6 24 10 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 5 4 15 6 26 11 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 6 17 6 10 10 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 6 4 17 9 26 10 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 6 4 15 5 22 9 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 6 4 17 6 12 10 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 5 4 15 6 28 13 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 3 19 5 26 14 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 6 5 16 7 27 11 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 4 17 6 12 10 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 5 4 15 7 31 11 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 7 5 19 7 10 11 41 Disambiguation of 'to recommend': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cocounsel, counselee, counsellee, keep one's counsel, keep one's own counsel, miscounsel, precounsel, uncounselled Related terms: counselable, counsellable, counseling, counselling, counselor, counsellor, council
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "It was ill counsel had misled the girl.",
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          "ref": "1990, Leung Yuen-sang, The Shanghai Taotai: Linkage Man in a Changing Society, 1843-90, University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 58:",
          "text": "Further, he suggested strategies and gave counsel to his superiors at Soochow and Ch'ang-chou. (The Governor-General resided temporarily in Ch'ang-chou after the Taiping capture of Nanking in 1853.)",
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          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 12:5:",
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      "enpr": "kounʹ-səl"
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      "sense": "consultation",
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      "word": "neuvottelu"
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      "sense": "consultation",
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "Beratung"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "mk",
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      "sense": "consultation",
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    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "consultation",
      "word": "waha kōrero"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "consultation",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ro",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "consultație"
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      "word": "сове́т"
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "consultation",
      "word": "danışma"
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    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "consultation",
      "word": "istişare"
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      "code": "cy",
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      "sense": "advice",
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      "code": "hy",
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      "word": "խորհուրդ"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "sǎvet",
      "sense": "advice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "съвет"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predloženie",
      "sense": "advice",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "advice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "rada"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "advice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "neuvot"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "advice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "conseil"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "advice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "expertise"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "advice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rat"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "advice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Ratschlag"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "advice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "airle"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "advice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "consiglio"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "advice",
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      "word": "consilium"
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      "code": "li",
      "lang": "Limburgish",
      "sense": "advice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "raod"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "sovetúvanje",
      "sense": "advice",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "совету́вање"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "sóvet",
      "sense": "advice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "со́вет"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "advice",
      "word": "whakamāherehere"
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    {
      "code": "ota",
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      "roman": "nasihat",
      "sense": "advice",
      "word": "نصیحت"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "advice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "conselho"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "advice",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "expertiză"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "advice",
      "word": "consultanță"
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    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "advice",
      "word": "sfat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "advice",
      "word": "povață"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "advice",
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "advice",
      "word": "tavsiye"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "deliberate purpose",
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      "word": "záměr"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "aikomus"
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      "word": "plan"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "conseil"
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      "roman": "namérenije",
      "sense": "deliberate purpose",
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        "neuter"
      ],
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    {
      "code": "hy",
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      "sense": "lawyer",
      "word": "փաստաբան"
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      "word": "lakimies"
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      "sense": "lawyer",
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      "word": "Anwalt"
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "abhcóide"
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "avvocato"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "lawyer",
      "word": "rōia"
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      "sense": "lawyer",
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      "word": "adwokat"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "lawyer",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "adwokatka"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "lawyer",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "advogado"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "advokát",
      "sense": "lawyer",
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      "word": "адвока́т"
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      "roman": "juríst",
      "sense": "lawyer",
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      "word": "юри́ст"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "lawyer",
      "word": "abogado"
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      "sense": "lawyer",
      "word": "avukat"
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    {
      "alt": "crown ♂♀",
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "xorhrdatvutʻyun tal",
      "sense": "to give advice, especially professional advice",
      "word": "խորհրդատվություն տալ"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎvetvam",
      "sense": "to give advice, especially professional advice",
      "word": "съветвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to give advice, especially professional advice",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "radit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to give advice, especially professional advice",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "poradit"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to give advice, especially professional advice",
      "word": "konsili"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give advice, especially professional advice",
      "word": "neuvoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give advice, especially professional advice",
      "word": "antaa neuvoja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to give advice, especially professional advice",
      "word": "antaa neuvontaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to give advice, especially professional advice",
      "word": "conseiller"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "raginōn",
      "sense": "to give advice, especially professional advice",
      "word": "𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽"
    },
    {
      "alt": "+ dat.",
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "sumbouleúō",
      "sense": "to give advice, especially professional advice",
      "word": "συμβουλεύω"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "to give advice, especially professional advice",
      "word": "nevvoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to give advice, especially professional advice",
      "word": "consilior"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "sovétuva",
      "sense": "to give advice, especially professional advice",
      "word": "сове́тува"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to give advice, especially professional advice",
      "word": "aconselhar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to give advice, especially professional advice",
      "word": "consilia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to give advice, especially professional advice",
      "word": "sfătui"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to give advice, especially professional advice",
      "word": "povățui"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sovétovatʹ",
      "sense": "to give advice, especially professional advice",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "сове́товать"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to give advice, especially professional advice",
      "word": "maghinanaw"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to give advice, especially professional advice",
      "word": "cynghori"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "preporǎčvam",
      "sense": "to recommend",
      "word": "препоръчвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predlagam",
      "sense": "to recommend",
      "word": "предлагам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to recommend",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "doporučit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to recommend",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "doporučovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to recommend",
      "word": "suositella"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to recommend",
      "word": "conseiller"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "preporáčuva",
      "sense": "to recommend",
      "word": "препора́чува"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "sovétuva",
      "sense": "to recommend",
      "word": "сове́тува"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to recommend",
      "word": "aconselhar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to recommend",
      "word": "recomanda (ceva)"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rekomendovátʹ",
      "sense": "to recommend",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "рекомендова́ть"
    }
  ],
  "word": "counsel"
}

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