advert

noun

(British, informal) An advertisement, an ad.

verb

(intransitive) To take notice, to pay attention (to).

(intransitive) To call attention, refer (to).

(obsolete, transitive) To turn attention to, to take notice of (something).

(obsolete, usually fixed phrases) To turn the attention (of something or someone) (to or toward) some object).

Roots

verto-vert · Latin · turn

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Where does advert come from?

The word advert breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root -vert, from Latin verto (“turn”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.