short for advertisement
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ad•vert1 /ædˈvɜrt/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + to + object]
ad•vert2 /ˈædvɚt/USA pronunciation n. Brit.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to refer to:adverted to the day's news.
ad•vert2 /ˈædvɚt/USA pronunciation n. Brit.
- British Terms advertisement.
ad•vert1
(ad vûrt′),USA pronunciation v.i.
ad•vert2 (ad′vərt),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Brit. Informal.]
- to remark or comment;
refer (usually fol. by to):He adverted briefly to the news of the day. - to turn the attention (usually fol. by to):The committee adverted to the business at hand.
- Old French a(d)vertir
Latin advertere to pay attention, equivalent. to ad- ad- + vertere to turn; ad- replacing a- a-5 - late Middle English a(d)verten 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged allude.
ad•vert2 (ad′vərt),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Brit. Informal.]
- British Termsadvertisement.
- by shortening
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
- (intransitive) followed by to:
to draw attention (to); refer (to)
'advert' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
advertence
- advertency
- advertent
- advertise
- advertorial
- animadvert
- banner ad
- controvert
- inadvertency
- inadvertent
- nonadvertence
- nonadvertency
- refer