English Dictionary
Definition of “advert”
1advert1 (ˈædvɜːt
)
Synonyms
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advertisement,
bill,
notice,
display,
commercial,
ad,
announcement,
promotion,
publicity,
poster,
plug,
puff,
circular,
placard,
blurb,
banner ad,
2advert2 (ədˈvɜːt)
Definitions
verb
- (intr) foll by to to draw attention (to); refer (to)
Word Origin
C15: from Latin advertere to turn one's attention to. See adverse
Translations
- British English:
advert
An advert is an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about something such as a product, event, or job.I saw an advert for a job with a large engineering company.ˈædvɜːt NOUN I saw an advert for a job with a large engineering company.
- Spanish:
anuncio
nm
- French:
publicité
nf
- German:
Inserat
nnt
- Chinese: 广告 n
- Arabic: إعلان n
- Portuguese: anúncio nm
- Russian: реклама nf
- Croatian: oglas nm
- Czech: inzerát nm
- Danish: annonce nutr
- Dutch: advertentie nf
- Finnish: mainos n
- Greek: διαφημιστικό nnt
- Italian: annuncio nm
- Japanese: 広告 n
- Korean: 광고 n
- Norwegian: annonse nm
- Polish: ogłoszenie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: anúncio nm
- European Spanish: anuncio comercial nm
- Swedish: reklamannons nutr
- Thai: โฆษณา n
- Turkish: reklam n
- Vietnamese: quảng cáo n
Usage examples
The advert was like every other he had seen in Vogue magazine.
Pacter, Trudi, Yellow Bird (1993)The double page advert is aimed at raising awareness of their opposition to any British involvement in a US led attack on Iraq.
NME (New Musical Express) (2002)Heading the advert which ran in the Weekend Herald were the words "Fifth gear all the way".
New Zealand Herald (2004)That would give me a lot of pleasure because they are a superb advert for club rugby.
Glasgow Herald (2002)At first I received more replies to another advert I placed, for the Smart Dogs Grooming Service.
Jan Fennell, FRIENDS FOR LIFE (2003)
