pay heed (v)
hang (v)
give ear (v)
attend (v)
advert (v)

Definition: give heed (to)
Example: The children in the audience attended the recital quietly. She hung on his every word. They attended to everything he said.

ad (n)
advert (n)
advertisement (n)
advertising (n)
advertizement (n)
advertizing (n)

Definition: a public promotion of some product or service

touch (v)
allude (v)
advert (v)

Definition: make a more or less disguised reference to
Example: He alluded to the problem but did not mention it.

advert (v)
bring up (v)
cite (v)
mention (v)
name (v)
refer (v)

Definition: make reference to
Example: His name was mentioned in connection with the invention.