advert

Noun advert has 1 sense

• advert(n = noun.communication) ad, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing - a public promotion of some product or service;
has particulars: direct mail, preview, prevue, trailer, advertorial, mailer, newspaper ad, newspaper advertisement, commercial, commercial message, bill, broadsheet, broadside, circular, flier, flyer, handbill, throwaway, teaser, top billing
is a kind of packaging, promotion, promotional material, publicity

Verb advert has 3 senses

• advert(v = verb.perception) attend, give ear, hang, pay heed - give heed (to); "The children in the audience attended the recital quietly"; "She hung on his every word"; "They attended to everything he said"
is one way to listen
Derived forms noun advertence₁, noun advertency₁, adjective advertent₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s

• advert(v = verb.communication) allude, touch - make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"
is one way to hint, suggest
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP

• advert(v = verb.communication) bring up, cite, mention, name, refer - make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
is one way to have in mind, mean, think of
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s PP