advert

CEFRB1

/ædvˈɜːt/

noun · verb

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In plain English

01
noun
A notice or message that tries to sell something.
02
noun
Extra detail
To take notice, to pay attention (to).

Examples

What is your favourite advert?
What's your favourite advert on telly?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses: 5
Parts of speech: 2
Citations: 5
Synonyms: 1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

To turn attention to, to take notice of (something).
An advertisement, an ad.

verb

Extra meaning

To call attention, refer (to).

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In context

To meditate, one must advert the mind toward the breath
What's your favourite advert?
At a time when creation seems to be endangered in so many ways through human activity, we should consciously advert to this dimension of Sunday, too.

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Citations

The word in print, with each source given in full.

This was a wonderful advert for the Premier League, with both Chelsea and United intent on all-out attack - but Ferguson will be concerned at how his side lost their way after imperiously controlling much of the first period.
2011 March 1, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC
‘I have before suggested that a genuine blackguard is never without a pocket-handkerchief. But it is not to this fact that I now especially advert.’
1842, Edgar Allan Poe, The Mystery of Marie Rogêt
As soon as Miss Fairlie had left the room he spared us all embarrassment on the subject of the anonymous letter, by adverting to it of his own accord.
1860, Wilkie Collins, The Woman In White
In this context, it is worth remark that Sir Brian should have paid particular attention to the importance of a reserve of power in locomotives. He adverted to this in a discussion of punctuality, making first the highly debatable assertion that "a very high proportion" of steam locomotives today were being worked to the limit of their capacity, with little or no reserve in hand, [...].
1961 July, “Editorial: Sir Brian begs the questions”, in Trains Illustrated, page 386
When I was writing my 'Tube Talk' column, a man sent me a letter complaining about the advertisement of cars on the Underground. Why would the Underground masochistically promote a rival transport mode? The answer, I discovered, was that the adverts on the network must not 'harm the brand', and a car advert per se was not deemed to do that. However, a car advert that said 'Why are you using this horrible Tube when you could be driving one of our lovely cars?' would not be allowed.
2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 41

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Origin

noun

Clipping of advertisement.

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noun

verb

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I saw a brief blank— for the new smartphone during the television show.

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noun

I saw a brief blank for the new smartphone during the television show.