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advertent

ad·vert·ent

advertent

 
pronunciation:
d vr tnt
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part of speech: adjective
definition: paying attention; heedful.
I'm always advertent to what my adviser has to say.
antonyms:
inadvertent
derivations: advertently (adv.), advertence (n.), advertency (n.)
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The word advertent contains the following parts:
ad- Latin prefix that means to, toward
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Originally a Latin preposition and prefix, ad- occurs in English in Latin loanwords. It has multiple forms, as the final 'd' sound in ad- assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See its assimilated forms: ac-, af-, ag-1, al-, an-, ap-, ar-, as-, and at-.