verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈædvəˌtaɪ̯z/
Received-Pronunciation:[ˈædvəˌthaɪ̯z]
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General-American:/ˈædvɚˌtaɪ̯z/
General-American:[ˈædvɚˌthaɪ̯z] ~ [ˈædvɹ̩ˌthaɪ̯z]
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
For personal needs, advertise on the internet or in a local newspaper.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To provide public information about (a product, service etc.) in order to attract public awareness and increase sales.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Over the air, they advertise their product on drive-time radio talk shows and TV news shows.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To notify (someone) of something; to call someone's attention to something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
In gin rummy, to discard a card of one's preferred suit so as to mislead the opponent into thinking you do not want it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: card-games, games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
call attention to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: publicize, advertize, publicise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: announce, denote
Narrower terms: headline, ballyhoo
7
verb
Meaning 7
make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model
The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops
From Middle English advertisen, from Anglo-Norman advertir (“to inform”), avertir, Middle French advertir, avertir (“to warn, give notice to”), with the French -iss- infix assimilated to -ise, -ize and probably influenced by the noun advertisement. Compare also advert.
Across languages
Translations
95 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
обявявам
(objavjavam)
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Bulgarian:
информирам
(informiram)
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Danish:
reklamere
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Danish:
annoncere
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Finnish:
julistaa
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Finnish:
ilmoittaa
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Finnish:
kuuluttaa
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
French:
annoncer
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Georgian:
გამოაცხადებს
(gamoacxadebs)
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
German:
ankündigen
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
German:
annoncieren
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Greek:
διαφημίζω
(diafimízo)
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Ancient Greek:
διαφημίζω
(diaphēmízō)
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Gullah:
abbuhtize
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Hebrew:
פרסם
(pirsém)
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Italian:
annunciare
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Italian:
promuovere
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Italian:
divulgare
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Japanese:
広告する
(kōkoku suru)
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Lithuanian:
skelbti
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Macedonian:
обја́вува
(objávuva)
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Māori:
pānui
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Polish:
ogłaszać
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Polish:
ogłosić
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Portuguese:
anunciar
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Portuguese:
promulgar
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Portuguese:
divulgar
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Portuguese:
publicar
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Russian:
объявля́ть
(obʺjavljátʹ)
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Russian:
информи́рова́ть
(informírovátʹ)
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Russian:
извеща́ть
(izveščátʹ)
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Spanish:
anunciar
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Swedish:
tillkännage
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Turkish:
duyurmak
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Welsh:
hysbysu
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Welsh:
hysbysebu
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Yiddish:
רעקלאַמירן
(reklamirn)
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Yiddish:
מעלדן
(meldn)
— (transitive) to give public notice of; to announce publicly
Bulgarian:
рекламирам
(reklamiram)
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Chinese Cantonese:
賣廣告 /卖广告
(mai6 gwong2 gou3)
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Chinese Mandarin:
賣廣告 /卖广告
(maiguǎnggào)
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Danish:
reklamere
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Danish:
annoncere
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Dutch:
adverteren
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Esperanto:
reklami
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Finnish:
mainostaa
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
French:
afficher
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
French:
publier
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Georgian:
არეკლამირებს
(areḳlamirebs)
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
German:
inserieren
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
German:
werben
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Greek:
διαφημίζω
(diafimízo)
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Hebrew:
פרסם
(pirsém)
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Indonesian:
mengiklankan
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Italian:
pubblicizzare
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Japanese:
宣伝する
(senden suru)
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Latin:
venditō
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Lithuanian:
reklamuoti
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Macedonian:
реклами́ра
(reklamíra)
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Malay:
mengiklankan
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Polish:
ogłaszać się
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Portuguese:
anunciar
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Portuguese:
publicitar
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Russian:
реклами́ровать
(reklamírovatʹ)
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Swedish:
göra reklam
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Turkish:
reklâm yapmak
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Ukrainian:
рекламува́ти
(reklamuváty)
— (intransitive) to provide information about a person or goods and services to influence others
Bulgarian:
рекламирам
(reklamiram)
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Chinese Mandarin:
宣傳 /宣传
(xuānchuán)
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Danish:
reklamere
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Danish:
annoncere
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Finnish:
mainostaa
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
German:
anbieten
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
German:
anpreisen
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Greek:
διαφημίζω
(diafimízo)
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Ancient Greek:
διαφημίζω
(diaphēmízō)
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Hebrew:
פרסם
(pirsém)
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Hungarian:
hirdet
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Hungarian:
reklámoz
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Italian:
pubblicizzare
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Latin:
venditō
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Lithuanian:
publikuoti
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Macedonian:
реклами́ра
(reklamíra)
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Malay:
iklankan
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Māori:
whakatairanga
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Polish:
reklamować
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Portuguese:
anunciar
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Portuguese:
publicitar
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Russian:
реклами́ровать
(reklamírovatʹ)
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Russian:
публикова́ть
(publikovátʹ)
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Spanish:
publicitar
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Swedish:
annonsera
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Turkish:
tanıtım yapmak
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Ukrainian:
рекламува́ти
(reklamuváty)
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
Ukrainian:
реклямува́ти
(rekljamuváty)
— (transitive) to provide public information about (a product, services etc.)
