advert

[ ad-vurt ]

/ ædˈvɜrt /

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verb (used without object)

to remark or comment; refer (usually followed by to): He adverted briefly to the news of the day.

to turn the attention (usually followed by to): The committee adverted to the business at hand.

RELATED WORDS

notice, observe, consider, attend

Nearby words

adverse possession, adverse pressure gradient, adverse reaction, adverse selection, adversity, advert, advertence, advertency, advertent, advertise, advertisement

Origin of advert

1375–1425; late Middle English a(d)verten < Old French a(d)vertir ≪ Latin advertere to pay attention, equivalent to ad- ad- + vertere to turn; ad- replacing a- a-⁵

SYNONYMS FOR advert

1 allude.

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Definition for advert (2 of 2)

advert

[ ad-vert ]

/ ˈæd vərt /

noun Chiefly British Informal.

advertisement.

Origin of advert

by shortening

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Examples from the Web for advert

By 15, Shields was saying: “Nothing comes between me and my Calvins” in an advert for Calvin Klein underwear.
In Defense of American Apparel: Why a Hitched-Up Skirt Barely Conceals a Profound Social Confusion|Tim Teeman|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Rage Against the Regime” read a sign taped onto a Carlsberg advert near my house.
Ukraine’s Eurolution Is a PR Godsend for the Struggling E.U.|Vijai Maheshwari|December 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
On the next occasion to which I feel bound to advert, her conduct was even more deserving of censure.
The Evil Genius|Wilkie Collins
We will now advert to some of the common causes of imperfect hearing.
A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)|Calvin Cutter

In treating of games, we may advert to a rendering of the Flying Horse, overlooked on a former occasion.
The History of Signboards|Jacob Larwood
To this possibility, however, it was not the fashion to advert.
Biographia Literaria|Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Your memorialists forbear to advert to the motives of such conduct, leaving them to be considered and appreciated by Congress.
The Cherokee Nation of Indians. (1887 N 05 / 1883-1884 (pages 121-378))|Charles C. Royce

British Dictionary definitions for advert (1 of 2)

advert

/ (ˈædvɜːt) /

noun

British informal short for advertisement

British Dictionary definitions for advert (2 of 2)

advert

/ (ədˈvɜːt) /

verb

(intr foll by to) to draw attention (to); refer (to)

Word Origin for advert

C15: from Latin advertere to turn one's attention to. See adverse

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