verb (used with object), red·ed, red·ing.
- to counsel; advise.
- to explain.
noun
- counsel; advice.
- a plan; scheme.
- a tale; story.
noun
- advice or counsel
- an explanation
verb (tr)
- to advise; counsel
- to explain
“counsel, advice,” Old English ræd “advice, counsel;” see read (v.). Cognate with Old Saxon rad “advice, counsel, help, advantage,” Dutch raad “advice, counsel,” German Rat “advice, counsel,” Old Norse rað “advice, consideration, remedy, power; marriage.”