Oxford Basic American Dictionary

in advance

before something happens

You should buy tickets for the concert well in advance.

ad .vanced О / эd ' vrenst /

of or for someone who is already good at something; difficult

an advanced English class

ad .van .tage Ф /adv^/ noun

[ count, noncount ]

something that helps you or that is useful

One advantage of camping is that it's cheap.

He has the advantage of being able to speak two

languages fluently.

—ANTONYM disadvantage

take advantage of something

to make good use of something to help yourself Buy now and take advantage of these special prices!

ad .ven .ture О /od'vmtjor/ noun

[ count, noncount ]

something exciting that you do or that happens to you She wrote a book about her adventures in South America. He left home to travel, hoping for excitement and adventure.

ad • ven • tur • ous / sd'ventjbrss / adjective

An adventurous person likes to do exciting, dangerous things.

ad • verb / 'redvsrb / noun [ count ]

( english language arts ) a word that tells you how, when, or where something happens

In the phrase "please speak slowly," "slowly" is an adverb.

ad • ver • tise / '®dvsr|taiz / verb

( ad . ver . tis . es , ad . ver . tis . ing , ad . ver . tised )

to put information in a newspaper, on television, on the Internet, on a wall, etc. in order to make people want to buy something or do something I saw those sneakers advertised in a magazine. It's very expensive to advertise on television.

ad • ver • tis • ing / '®dvsr|taizig / noun [ noncount ] the activity or business of telling people about things to buy He works in advertising.

The magazine gets a lot of money from advertising.

ad .ver .tise .ment Ф / ачк^гta./mont/

( also informal ad ) noun [ count ]

information in a newspaper, on television, on the Internet, on a wall, etc. that tries to make people buy something or do something

an advertisement for a new kind of candy bar

ad .vice О / odvais/ noun [ noncount ]

words that you say to help someone decide what to do The book gives some good advice on traveling overseas. I took the doctor's advice (= I did what the doctor told me to do ) and stayed in bed. Grammar Be careful! You cannot say "an advice." You can say some advice or a piece of advice : I need some advice. ♦ Let me give you a piece of advice.

ad .vise О / saw/ verb

( ad . vis . es , ad . vis . ing , ad . vised )

to tell someone what you think they should do The doctor advised him to lose weight.

ad • vis • er ( also ad . vis . or ) / sd'vaizsr / noun [count]

a person who gives advice, for example to a company or the government

aer • o • bics / e'roubiks/ noun [ noncount ]

( sports ) physical exercises that people often do in classes, with music

aer • o • sol / 'erssol/ noun [ count ]

a container with liquid in it. You press a button to make the liquid come out in a lot of very small drops.

af • fair / s'fer / noun

[ count ] something that happens; an event The wedding was a very quiet affair.

affairs [ plural ] important events and situations

the Department of Military Affairs (= connected with the army, navy, etc. )

We talked about current affairs (= the political and social events that are happening at the present time ) .

[ singular ] something private that you do not want other people to know about