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# advisable

«advisable» in Mova's school dictionary: **sensible and wise to do; recommended** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

Advisable means sensible and wise to do; recommended. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advisable/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A formal word used in safety notices and advice: «It is advisable to wear a helmet». It tells the reader that something is a good idea, though not a strict rule. Opposite: «inadvisable» or «not advisable».

### examples

- It is advisable to wear sunscreen at the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advisable/#x1)
- It's not advisable to swim straight after a big meal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advisable/#x2)
- Booking tickets early is advisable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advisable/#x3)
- It is advisable to check the weather before a hike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advisable/#x4)
- Warm clothes are advisable in the mountains. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advisable/#x5)
- Is it advisable to leave now? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advisable/#x6)
- He actually reflected for about five seconds on his folly, and came to the conclusion that it might sometimes be advisable to think before one acted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advisable/#x7)

### note

Often «it is advisable to …». Verb: advise; noun: advice. Spelling: advise (verb, with «s») vs advice (noun, with «c»). Myth note: waiting after eating before swimming is common advice but not a strict medical rule.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «advisable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/advisable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.