You may be familiar with the noun advert, which is used, especially in British sources, as a shortened form of advertisement. That's one way to use advert, but it has also been used as a verb in English since the 15th century.
a television / newspaper / radio advert (Definition of advert from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of advert noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
An advert is an announcement online, in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about something such as a product, event, or job.
Adverts encourage you to buy things. They use memorable words and short descriptions. They can be seen on TV, heard on the radio and printed on posters or within different texts. Brochures and...
The verb advert (ad-VERT), on the other hand, means to "make reference to," like the way your mom might advert to your messy room and unfinished chores when you complain that you're bored.
- to remark or comment; refer (usu. fol. by to): He adverted briefly to the news of the day. 2. to turn the attention (usu. fol. by to): The committee adverted to the business at hand. advertisement. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Adverts.ie is a community based Irish marketplace where you can Buy and Sell just about anything.
advert (third-person singular simple present adverts, present participle adverting, simple past and past participle adverted) (intransitive) To take notice, to pay attention (to). [from 15th c.]