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advert1 /ˈadvəːt /noun British informalAn advertisement.Amid all the gloom and doom in the advertising industry giant adverts seem to be bucking the trend....- Have you ever noticed how the adverts at London tube stations vary depending on where you are?
- If the news reports failed to tell you it was Christmas, the adverts were quick to plug that gap.
OriginMid 19th century: abbreviation. Rhymesalert, animadvert, assert, avert, Bert, blurt, Burt, cert, chert, concert, controvert, convert, curt, desert, dessert, dirt, divert, exert, flirt, girt, hurt, inert, insert, introvert, Kurt, malapert, overt, pert, quirt, shirt, skirt, spirt, spurt, squirt, Sturt, subvert, vert, wort, yurt advert2 /ədˈvəːt /verb [no object] ( advert to) formalRefer to in speaking or writing: I have already adverted to the solar revolution...- The gloss I just referred to is adverted to in paragraph 34 of our written submissions.
- Now, your Honours, in relation to the fourth of those propositions - the first one I have adverted to already.
- It is a matter which your Honours have already seen was adverted to by his Honour in the second sentence.
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French avertire, from Latin advertere 'turn towards' (see adverse). The original sense was 'turn one's attention to', later 'bring to someone's attention'. |