- 1 [intransitive, transitive] to tell the public about a product or a service in order to encourage people to buy or to use it If you want to attract more customers, try advertising in the local paper. advertise something (as something) The cruise was advertised as the ‘journey of a lifetime’. I bought the camera and case as advertised in the catalogue. Wordfinderadvertiseadvertise, cold-calling, leaflet, mailing, mailshot, marketing, poster, product placement, prospectus, publicize Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverbheavily, widely, locally, … prepositionfor See full entry See related entries: Marketing
- 2 [intransitive, transitive] to let people know that something is going to happen, or that a job is available by giving details about it in a newspaper, on a notice in a public place, on the Internet, etc. advertise (for somebody/something) We are currently advertising for a new sales manager. advertise something We advertised the concert quite widely. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverbheavily, widely, locally, … prepositionfor See full entry
- 3[transitive] advertise something to show or tell something about yourself to other people synonym publicize I wouldn't advertise the fact that you don't have a work permit. She coughed to advertise her presence. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French advertiss-, lengthened stem of advertir, from Latin advertere ‘turn towards’, from ad- ‘to’ + vertere ‘to turn’.The original sense was ‘turn one's attention to’, later ‘bring to someone's attention’.Extra examples Mary coughed to advertise her presence. The company advertised for a new sales director. There are plans to advertise the job more widely. These products have been advertised very heavily. We are advertising for a babysitter. a glossy brochure advertising holidays in the Maldives financial advisers advertising their services in the press If I were you, I wouldn’t advertise the fact that you don’t have a work permit. We should have advertised the concert much more widely.
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BrE BrE//ˈædvətaɪz//; NAmE NAmE//ˈædvərtaɪz//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they advertise BrE BrE//ˈædvətaɪz//; NAmE NAmE//ˈædvərtaɪz//
he / she / it advertises BrE BrE//ˈædvətaɪzɪz//; NAmE NAmE//ˈædvərtaɪzɪz//
past simple advertised BrE BrE//ˈædvətaɪzd//; NAmE NAmE//ˈædvərtaɪzd//
past participle advertised BrE BrE//ˈædvətaɪzd//; NAmE NAmE//ˈædvərtaɪzd//
-ing form advertising BrE BrE//ˈædvətaɪzɪŋ//; NAmE NAmE//ˈædvərtaɪzɪŋ//
MarketingCheck pronunciation: advertise
