1. past tense of advert; to turn attention to; to refer to or mention
Usage: formal

Examples

• The speaker adverted to the economic challenges facing the nation.
• She adverted briefly to her previous research in the introduction.
• The judge adverted to several precedent cases in his ruling.
• During the meeting, he adverted to the budget constraints.
• The author adverted to this theme throughout the novel.
• The professor adverted to the historical context of the poem.