advertise
/ˈædvətaɪz/verb
उच्चारण ऐड्वटाइज़
विज्ञापन करना, प्रचार करना
Basic wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as spelling
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[I, T] ~ (sth)
to tell the public about a product or a service in order to encourage people to buy or to use it
विज्ञापन करना, प्रचार करना
- The company advertises on television.
- Shops advertise big discounts on clothes and gadgets before every festival.
- The shop advertises its sale on local radio during the festival season.
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- Many brands advertise during the IPL because so many people watch it.
- It does not pay to advertise a poor product.
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[I, T] ~ (for sb/sth) | ~ sth
to let people know that something is going to happen, or that a job is available
(पद, नौकरी का) विज्ञापन देना
- The SSC advertised 8,000 posts.
- The bank advertised vacancies for clerks in all leading newspapers.
- The college advertised the post of librarian on its website.
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- The railway board will advertise the vacancies next month.
- They advertised for a cook in the local newspaper.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
advertise + object
Advertise takes a direct object: you advertise a product, service or event, with no preposition.
'Advertise' सकर्मक क्रिया है; उत्पाद, सेवा या कार्यक्रम इसका सीधा object होता है, बीच में preposition नहीं आता।
- The company advertised its new smartphone on television.
- The college advertised the sports event on notice boards.
advertise + in/on + medium
Use in for newspapers and magazines, and on for television, radio and the internet.
अखबार और पत्रिका के लिए 'in' और टेलीविज़न, रेडियो व इंटरनेट के लिए 'on' का प्रयोग होता है।
- They advertised the job in a local newspaper.
- The brand advertises on social media.
advertise for + person
Advertise for means to publicly ask for someone to fill a post or offer a service.
'Advertise for' का अर्थ किसी पद के लिए व्यक्ति की मांग सार्वजनिक रूप से करना है।
- The school is advertising for a Hindi teacher.
advertise vs advertisement
Advertise is the verb; advertisement (or ad) is the noun. The verb is stressed on the first syllable and the noun on the second.
'Advertise' verb है और 'advertisement' (या 'ad') noun है।
- I saw an advertisement for a study app in the train.
+Collocations 4
advertise + noun
a producta vacancya servicea salean event
- The bank advertised a vacancy for clerks in the national daily.
advertise + adverb
widelyheavilyaggressivelyopenlyregularly
- The soft drink is heavily advertised during cricket matches.
advertise + medium
on televisionin newspapersonlineon radioon hoardings
- Many tutors advertise online to find students.
advertise + purpose
to attract customersto reach the publicto promote a brandto raise awarenessto sell
- Companies advertise to reach as many buyers as possible.
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- The shop advertised a big discount for the festival week.
दुकान ने त्योहार के सप्ताह के लिए बड़ी छूट का विज्ञापन किया।
- The vacancy was advertised in all the leading newspapers.
रिक्ति का विज्ञापन सभी प्रमुख अखबारों में दिया गया।
- Radhika's school is advertising for a new librarian.
राधिका का स्कूल एक नए पुस्तकालयाध्यक्ष के लिए विज्ञापन दे रहा है।
- Cigarettes cannot be advertised on television in India.
भारत में टेलीविज़न पर सिगरेट का विज्ञापन नहीं किया जा सकता।
- He did not want to advertise the fact that he had failed the test.
वह यह बात ज़ाहिर नहीं करना चाहता था कि वह परीक्षा में अनुत्तीर्ण हो गया था।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The company advertised about its new phone.
✓ The company advertised its new phone.
Advertise is transitive and takes no preposition before its object.
'Advertise' सकर्मक क्रिया है; इसके object से पहले preposition नहीं आता।
✗ I saw an advertise for the sale on the bus.
✓ I saw an advertisement for the sale on the bus.
Advertise is a verb; the noun is advertisement.
'Advertise' verb है; noun रूप 'advertisement' है।
✗ The vacancy was advertise in the newspaper.
✓ The vacancy was advertised in the newspaper.
The passive needs the past participle advertised.
Passive में past participle 'advertised' आता है।
◇Word family
AaSpelling
ad·ver·tise
§Grammar and usage
The noun advertisement keeps the e.
Noun advertisement में e बना रहता है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A short advertisement on TV is a commercial; a short phrase used in advertising a slogan; a short catchy tune a jingle.
TV का छोटा विज्ञापन commercial; विज्ञापन में प्रयुक्त छोटा वाक्यांश slogan; छोटी आकर्षक धुन jingle।