Advert
['ædvɜːt] or [ædˈvɚt]
Definition
(v. i.) To turn the mind or attention; to refer; to take heed or notice; -- with to; as, he adverted to what was said.
Edited by Darrell
Definition
v.i. to turn the mind to (with to): to refer to: (obs.) to regard or observe.—ns. Advert′ence Advert′ency attention to: heedfulness: regard.—adj. Advert′ent attentive: heedful.—adv. Advert′ently.
Edited by Albert
Examples
- When I adverted to the question of their entire separation, she replied: Be it so! Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I adverted to what Adrian had already done--I promised the same vigilance in furthering all his views. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Seeing that Traddles now glanced anxiously at my aunt again, I reminded him of the second and last point to which he had adverted. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I am ignorant of all concerning Mr. Rochester: the letter never mentions him but to narrate the fraudulent and illegal attempt I have adverted to. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Yes: I have thought over your life just as you have yourself thought it over; I have made comparisons like those to which you adverted. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- It was strange she never once adverted either to her mother's illness, or her brother's death, or the present gloomy state of the family prospects. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Adverting to other advantages derived from railway locomotion, Mr. Stephenson noticed the comparative safety of that mode of travelling. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The destitute condition, and highly wrought feelings of his friend prevented him from adverting to the possibility of exiling himself from her. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- As soon as Miss Fairlie had left the room he spared us all embarrassment on the subject of the anonymous letter, by adverting to it of his own accord. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
Editor: Philip