🇬🇧🇨🇳 advertise - 广告 : English Lesson

Meaning of "advertise" ("广告"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To advertise means to show or tell many people about something so they will know it exists and might want to buy it, visit it, or join it. People advertise by using posters, videos, signs, songs, or announcements that say, “Look at this! It’s great!” Advertising is like loudly and clearly spreading the word about something on purpose.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The moon doesn’t need to advertise; it just shows up at night and everyone looks anyway.

The alarm clock advertised its existence by screaming at 6 a.m. every morning.

To advertise my lemonade stand, I wrote, “Now with 90% fewer ants!”

The teacher advertised the spelling test by smiling in a spooky way all week.

The ice cream truck advertises by playing music that brainwashes kids from five streets away.

Anna bakes a big cake. She wants to sell it. She will advertise on the shop wall. She will advertise on the door. She will advertise to the people on the street. She will advertise with bright balloons. She will advertise on the phone too. People see, run in, smile, buy cake. Anna is happy.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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