advertise

«advertise» in Mova's school dictionary: to tell people about a product, event or service so they… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (advertise, advertises, advertised, advertising)

meaning for a pupil

1) To advertise is to tell people about a product, event or service so they will buy it or come to it. tree →

2) To advertise a job is to tell people it is free so they apply. tree →

3) To advertise something can mean to make it known: «don't advertise that you're home alone». tree →

sense in the lessons

In media and PSHE lessons pupils study adverts and how advertising persuades. In everyday life: shops advertise on TV, posters and online. Safety: do not advertise personal details online. In maths, advertised prices are used in money problems.

examples

• The shop advertised a big sale. tree →
• We made posters to advertise the school fair. tree →
• The café is advertising for a new cook. tree →
• Companies advertise toys on TV before the holidays. tree →
• Don't advertise your address online. tree →
• The bike was advertised at 120 pounds. tree →
• Perhaps he had only gone astray, and he would advertise him at church next Sunday, and find out where anyone had seen him. tree →

note

Spelled with «-ise» in both UK and US (not «-ize»). Nouns: advertisement (advert, ad), advertising; person: advertiser. Adverts try to persuade; they do not always tell the whole truth.

In the corpora

• Product placement is when companies pay to show their products in films and shows; it is advertising hidden in entertainment.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «advertise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.