advertise

/'ædvətaiz/ Cách viết khác : (advertize) /'ædvətaiz/

Thân thiện

A company uses a billboard to advertise its new drink.

Definition

1. Verb (transitive and intransitive):
   • To promote a product, service, or event publicly to encourage people to buy or use it: The core meaning involves using media (TV, internet, posters, etc.) to make something known to the public for commercial purposes.
   • To make a fact or situation generally or publicly known; to draw attention to something: This meaning focuses on announcing or revealing information, not necessarily for commercial gain.

Examples of Usage

• Verb (Commercial Promotion):
• Verb (Making something known):

Advanced Usage

• "to advertise for": to announce publicly that you are looking for something or someone, typically by placing a notice.
• "to advertise oneself as": to present or promote oneself as having a particular quality or profession.

Variants and Related Words

• Advertisement (n): A notice or announcement promoting something; an ad.
• Advertiser (n): A person or company that advertises.
• Advertising (n): The activity or profession of producing advertisements.

Synonyms

• Promote: To help or encourage the growth or popularity of something.
• Publicize: To make something widely known to the public.
• Announce: To make a formal public statement about a fact or intention.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Advertise for: (See 'Advanced Usage' above).

Related Idioms

• Nothing to advertise: Having no special qualities or achievements to boast about.

Học thuật

Verb

1. make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
   • The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model
   • The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops
2. call attention to
   • Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS

Từ đồng nghĩa

• advertize
• promote
• push
• publicize
• publicise