advertise

Everyday

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 →

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.