advert B1 Topic:Business & Commerce US /ˈædvɜɹt/ UK /ˈædvɜːt/ See IPA manual Freq #21741 Meanings 1 noun A notice or short film that promotes a product, service, or event. I saw an advert for the new phone on television. 2 verb To refer or call attention to something. The report adverted to several earlier studies. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a notice or short film that... advertisingadvertisement 2 verb · to refer or call attention... refer Word family Forms advertedadvertingadverts Derived forms advertenceadvertencyadvertentadvertentlyinadvertentinadvertently Etymology AI details From Middle English adverten, from Old French advertir (“to notice”), from Latin advertere (“to turn toward”). See also adverse. *wert- Proto-Indo-European adverten Middle English advertir Middle French advertere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Business & Commerce External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # advert **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈædvɜɹt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈædvɜːt/ **Frequency rank:** 21741 ## Meanings 1. A notice or short film that promotes a product, service, or event. 2. To refer or call attention to something. ## Examples - I saw an advert for the new phone on television. - The report adverted to several earlier studies. ## Synonyms - refer ## Derived Forms - advertence - advertency - advertent - advertently - inadvertent - inadvertently ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *wert- - Root: adverten - Root: advertir - Root: advertere ## Etymology From Middle English adverten, from Old French advertir (“to notice”), from Latin advertere (“to turn toward”). See also adverse. ## AI Etymology Advert comes from Middle English adverten, from Old French advertir (“to notice”), from Latin advertere (“to turn toward”). Compare adverse. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *wert-. ## Topics - Business & Commerce markdown