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English noun: advert | |||
| 1. | advert (communication) a public promotion of some product or service | ||
| Synonyms | ad, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | packaging, promotion, promotional material, publicity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | advertorial, bill, broadsheet, broadside, circular, commercial, commercial message, direct mail, flier, flyer, handbill, mailer, newspaper ad, newspaper advertisement, preview, prevue, teaser, throwaway, top billing, trailer | ||
English verb: advert | |||
| 1. | advert (perception) give heed (to) | ||
| Samples | The children in the audience attended the recital quietly. She hung on his every word. They attended to everything he said. | ||
| Synonyms | attend, give ear, hang, pay heed | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | listen | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fixate | ||
| 2. | advert (communication) make a more or less disguised reference to | ||
| Samples | He alluded to the problem but did not mention it. | ||
| Synonyms | allude, touch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hint, suggest | ||
| Entail | denote, refer | ||
| Verb group | bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on | ||
| 3. | advert (communication) make reference to | ||
| Samples | His name was mentioned in connection with the invention. | ||
| Synonyms | bring up, cite, mention, name, refer | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | have in mind, mean, think of | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | appeal, bring up, cite, commend, cross-refer, drag up, dredge up, invoke, namedrop, quote, raise, remember, remember, speak of the devil, touch on | ||
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