English

Pronunciation

• IPA [æd]

Noun

ad plural ads

1. (informal) short form of advertisement.

Synonyms

• (1): (British) advert

Derived terms

• adware
• want ad

Noun

ad plural ads

1. (tennis) advantage

Foreign word

'ad

1. Used in various borrowed Latin phrases:
   • a maximis ad minima
   • ad absurdum
   • ad arbitrium
   • ad astra
   • ad eundem
   • ad extremum
   • ad gloriam
   • ad hoc
   • ad hominem
   • ad infinitum
   • ad int
   • ad interim
   • ad kalendas Graecas
   • ad lib
   • ad libitum
   • ad loc
   • ad majorem Dei gloriam
   • ad nauseam
   • ad ovo usque ad mala
   • ad referendum
   • ad rem
   • ad unguem
   • ad utrumque paratus
   • ad val
   • ad valorem
   • ad verbum
   • ad vivum
   • amicus usque ad aras
   • argumentum ad baculum
   • habeas corpus ad subjiciendum
   • per angusta ad augusta
   • reductio ad absurdum
   • sic itur ad astra
   • subpoena ad testificandum
   • terminus ad quem

Italian

Preposition

ad

1. to, at, in (used before a vowel for euphony instead of a)

Latin

Preposition

ad

1. to, towards

Turkish

Noun

1. name, first name, last name

Volapük

Preposition

1. for, in order to , to