1. ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing

a public promotion of some product or service

• ad
• advertisement
• advertising
• advertizement
• advertizing

2. advert, attend, give ear, hang, pay heed

give heed (to)

Example Sentences:
'The children in the audience attended the recital quietly'
'She hung on his every word'
'They attended to everything he said'

• attend
• give ear
• hang
• pay heed

3. advert, allude, touch

make a more or less disguised reference to

Example Sentences:
'He alluded to the problem but did not mention it'

• allude
• touch

4. advert, bring up, cite, mention, name, refer

make reference to

Example Sentences:
'His name was mentioned in connection with the invention'

• bring up
• cite
• mention
• name
• refer