notice
/'noutis/
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Definition
Noun:
- A written or printed announcement: A formal public statement or announcement, often posted or published.
- Attention or observation: The act of paying attention to or becoming aware of something or someone.
- A warning or notification: Advance information or warning about something that will happen, often given formally.
- A short published review or comment: A brief critical review, especially of a play, book, or event.
Verb:
- To become aware of; to observe: To see, hear, or feel something; to pay attention to.
- To remark upon; to comment: To mention or refer to something in speech or writing.
- To give formal notification: To inform someone officially, often in writing.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- There was a notice on the bulletin board about the meeting. (A written announcement)
- She left without anyone taking notice. (Attention)
- The tenant gave his landlord one month's notice. (Formal warning/notification)
- The new restaurant got excellent notices in the press. (Published reviews)
Verb:
- Did you notice the strange noise last night? (To become aware of)
- He noticed that she seemed tired. (To observe and remark)
- The company will notice all employees of the policy change. (To give formal notification)
Advanced Usage
"At short notice" / "On short notice": With little warning or time for preparation.
- I had to give a presentation at very short notice.
"To take notice of": To pay attention to something or someone.
- You should take notice of the safety instructions.
"To escape notice": To not be seen or observed.
- A small error escaped the editor's notice.
"Until further notice": Indefinitely, until a new announcement is made.
- The office will be closed until further notice.
Variants and Related Words
Noticeable (adj): Easily seen or noticed; clear or apparent.
- There was a noticeable improvement in her health.
Noticeboard (n): A board for displaying notices and announcements.
- Check the noticeboard for the class schedule.
Notifiable (adj): (Of a disease or event) Required by law to be reported to authorities.
- Measles is a notifiable disease.
Synonyms
- Noun: Announcement, bulletin, warning, observation, attention, review.
- Verb: Observe, see, note, perceive, detect, remark, inform.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Notice someone/something out: (Rare/archaic) To formally observe or identify someone/something as leaving.
- The guard noticed him out of the building at midnight.
Related Idioms
"It has come to my notice": A formal way to say "I have become aware that..."
- It has come to my notice that some documents are missing.
"Sit up and take notice": To suddenly start paying close attention because something is important or impressive.
- The new scientific discovery made the whole world sit up and take notice.
Noun
- a short critical review
- the play received good notices
- polite or favorable attention
- his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice
- a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
- a poster advertised the coming attractions
- advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract
- we received a notice to vacate the premises
- he gave notice two months before he moved
- a request for payment
- the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting
- the act of noticing or paying attention
- he escaped the notice of the police
- an announcement containing information about an event
- you didn't give me enough notice
- an obituary notice
- a notice of sale
Verb
- express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with
- He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway
- She acknowledged his complement with a smile
- it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing
- make or write a comment on
- he commented the paper of his colleague
- notice or perceive
- She noted that someone was following her
- mark my words
- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
- She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water
- We found traces of lead in the paint