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aviser

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Danish

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Noun

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aviser c

  1. indefinite plural of avis

French

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old French aviser, from avis.

Verb

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aviser

  1. to advise
  2. to take stock of the situation and make a decision accordingly; to decide
    Synonyms: voir, décider
    On avisera plus tard.We'll make a decision later.
    • 2018, Zaz, Je parle:
      Que veux-tu que j’ te dise ? Moi, je prends parti. Je tourne pas ma langue mille fois. Moi, j’avise avec mon ressenti. Je parle haut.
      What do you want me to say? I take a stance. I don't think about it forever. I decide with my feelings. I speak out.
  3. to notice
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old French aviser, from a- + viser.

Verb

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aviser

  1. (reflexive) to conceive [with de ‘of (an idea)’]
    • 1837, Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manchefr.Wikisource, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I:
      Finalement, ayant perdu l’esprit sans ressource, il vint à donner dans la plus étrange pensée dont jamais fou se fût avisé dans le monde.
      Finally, having lost his mind completely, he happened to come across the strangest thought in the world of which a crazy person ever conceived.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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aviser m or f

  1. indefinite plural of avis

Verb

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aviser

  1. present of avise

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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aviser

  1. indefinite plural of avis

Old French

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Etymology

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From avis.

Verb

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aviser

  1. to recognize
  2. to pay attention to
  3. to advise; to counsel

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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  • French: aviser
  • Middle English: avisen, advisen

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