ad US
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See also: advert (UK)
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Definition of ad - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

1.
abr: advertisementUSpublic message that tries to sell or informUS
  • I saw an ad for shoes online.
advertisement
2.
abr: advertisingUSmessages that try to sell products or servicesUS
  • The ad was on every channel.
advert commercial

Noun

1.
marketingUSshort form of advertisementUS
  • I saw an interesting ad in the newspaper today..
advert commercial promotion
2.
sportsTECH.USadvantage in tennis or debatingTECH.US
  • He had the ad in the final set.
advantage lead
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Expressions with ad

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without end or limit, endlessly
The lecture seemed to go on ad infinitum.
repeated excessively until it becomes annoying
He talked about his achievements ad nauseam.
fallacious argument attacking a person's character
His response was an ad hominem, not addressing the issue.
company creating advertisements for clients
The ad agency designed a new campaign for the product.
pause in a program for advertisements
The show will resume after the ad break.
printed advertisement in a newspaper
She found her new job through a newspaper ad.

Origin of ad

Latin, ad (to, toward)

Terms with ad included in their meaning

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public ad
advertisement displayed in public places
classified ad
advertisement in a newspaper or online for private purposes
digital alert
display an alert or ad onscreen
digital metric
instance of a post or ad being shown
online ad
advertisement on a web page or television
advertising
method to predict ad performance before airing
advertising
price paid for each view of an ad
tv advertising
long television ad giving detailed information about a product

Examples of ad in a sentence

  • He created an ad for his business.
  • I saw an ad for shoes online.
  • The magazine was full of ad pages.
  • The company launched a new ad campaign.
  • She clicked on the ad by mistake.
  • She gained the ad after a long rally.

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  1. French:pub, annonce, ...
  2. German:Anzeige, Vorteil, ...
  3. Italian:pubblicità, annuncio, ...
  4. Spanish:anuncio, publicidad, ...
  5. Portuguese:anúnc., propaganda, ...
  6. Chinese:广告, 优势, ...
  7. Japanese:広告, アド, ...
  8. Arabic:إِعْلَان, أَفْضَلِيَّة, ...
  9. Hebrew:מוֹדָעָה, יִתְרוֹן, ...
  10. Russian:реклама, объявление, ...
  11. Ukrainian:реклама, оголошення, ...
  12. Hindi:विज्ञापन, ऐड, ...
AD
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Definition of AD - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

1.
acr: assistant directorperson who helps the main director in a project
  • The AD called everyone to the set.
deputy director
2.
acr: Alzheimer's diseaseTECH.brain disorder causing memory loss and confusionTECH.
  • Her grandmother was diagnosed with AD last year.
Alzheimer's disease
3.
acr: annō Dominīyears counted from the birth of Jesus
  • The year 2024 AD is in the 21st century.
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Examples of AD in a sentence

  • Our AD handled all the logistics.
  • AD symptoms can progress rapidly in some patients.
  • Research on AD is advancing every year.
  • The temple was built in 500 AD.
  • Julius Caesar lived before 1 AD.

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  1. French:assistant réalisateur, MA, ...
  2. German:Regieassistent, Alzheimer, ...
  3. Italian:aiuto regista, Morbo di Alzheimer, ...
  4. Spanish:Ayte. Dir., EA, ...
  5. Portuguese:AD, DA, ...
  6. Chinese:助理导演, 阿尔茨海默病, ...
  7. Japanese:AD, 西暦, ...
  8. Arabic:مساعد المخرج, مَرَض الزَهايمَر, ...
  9. Hebrew:עוֹזֵר בִּמַּאי, מַחֲלַת אַלְצְהַיְימֶר, ...
  10. Russian:2Р, болезнь Альцгеймера, ...
  11. Ukrainian:АР, хвороба Альцгеймера, ...
  12. Hindi:AD, अल्जाइमर रोग, ...
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