Adverted
[ædvɜːt]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Advert
Editor: Ramon
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.
Editor: Ramon