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11advert — I (BE) see advertisement II v. (formal and rare) (d; intr.) ( to refer ) to advert to * * * [ ædvɜːt] (BE) see advertisement (formal and rare) (d; intr.) ( to refer ) to advert to …
12advert — {{11}}advert (n.) colloquial shortening of ADVERTISEMENT (Cf. advertisement), attested by 1860. {{12}}advert (v.) mid 15c., averten to turn (something) aside, from M.Fr. avertir (12c.), from L.L. advertere (see ADVERTISE (Cf. advertise)). The d… …
13advert */ — UK [ˈædvɜː(r)t] / US [ˈædˌvɜrt] noun [countable] Word forms advert : singular advert plural adverts British an advertisement …
14advert — I. /ədˈvɜt / (say uhd vert) phrase advert to, 1. to turn one s attention to. 2. to make a remark or remarks about or in relation to; refer to: he adverted briefly to the occurrences of the day. {Latin advertere turn to; replacing Middle English… …
15advert — ad, advert are frequent colloquial shortened forms of advertisement, both dating from the middle of the 19c and now widespread in informal use • (If you examine the adverts for personal computers…you ll find that almost nowhere do the ads promise …
16advert — / ædvɜ:t/ noun GB same as advertisement (informal) ● to put an advert in the paper ● to answer an advert in the paper ● classified adverts ● display adverts …
17advert — 1. noun An advertisement, an ad. 2. verb a) To turn attention. He adverted to the problem in the opening paragraph. b) To call attention, refer; construed w …
18advert — See advert, avert …
19advert to — formal refer to. → advert …
20advert — advert1 [ advə:t] noun Brit. informal an advertisement. advert2 [əd və:t] verb (advert to) formal refer to. Origin ME: from OFr. avertire, from L. advertere (see adverse) …
