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Definition of "advert" []

  • To turn attention. Used with to: The board next adverted to compensation issues. (verb-intransitive)
  • To call attention; refer. Used with to: He adverted to the problem in the opening paragraph. See Synonyms at refer. (verb-intransitive)
  • Chiefly British An advertisement. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "advert" in a sentence
  • "First, there was this advert from the US for a combination razor/bikini trimmer, the Schick Quattro Trimstyle for Women:"
  • "First, there was this advert from the US for a combination razor/bikini trimmer, the Schick Quattro Trimstyle for Women: via Sociological Images."
  • "Its Portfolio dress (£29.50), as worn by Twiggy in the TV advert, is a bestseller after being offered in five other prints."