Associations to the word «Advert»

Wiktionary

ADVERT, noun. (British) (informal) An advertisement, an ad.
ADVERT, verb. To turn attention.
ADVERT, verb. To call attention, refer; construed with to.

Dictionary definition

ADVERT, noun. A public promotion of some product or service.
ADVERT, verb. Give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said".
ADVERT, verb. Make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it".
ADVERT, verb. Make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke