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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈædvɜː^rt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ædˈvɝt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(v. ad vûrt′; n. ad′vərt)

ad•vert¹ /ædˈvɜrt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + to + object]

to refer to:adverted to the day's news.

ad•vert² /ˈædvɚt/USA pronunciation n. Brit.

British Terms advertisement.

ad•vert¹ (ad vûrt′),USA pronunciation v.i.

to remark or comment;
refer (usually fol. by to):He adverted briefly to the news of the day.
to turn the attention (usually fol. by to):The committee adverted to the business at hand.

Old French a(d)vertir
late Middle English a(d)verten 1375–1425

ad•vert² (ad′vərt),USA pronunciation n. [Chiefly Brit. Informal.]

British Termsadvertisement.

by shortening

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

advert /ˈædvɜːt/ n

Brit informal
short for advertisement

advert /ədˈvɜːt/ vb

(intransitive) followed by to: to draw attention (to); refer (to)

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin advertere to turn one's attention to. See adverse

'advert' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

advertorial - banner ad - advertence - advertency - advertent - advertise - animadvert - controvert - inadvertency - inadvertent - nonadvertence - nonadvertency - refer

In Lists: PET Vocabulary List - A, more...

Collocations: UK: an advert for, adverted to the [shortcomings, consequences, failure] (of), UK: saw an advert [for, on], more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "advert" in the title:

Ad, advert, advertisement
Advert=advertisement only for British English?
as per advert or as per the advert
cite v. state v. advert
I saw in / on an advert
Refer to/advert to something
the best advert planet Earth had going for it.
to which it now becomes my task to advert

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