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notice
[ noh-tis ]
noun
- an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
a day's notice.
- a note, placard, or the like conveying information or a warning:
to post a notice about the fire laws.
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- information or warning of something, especially for wide attention:
to give notice of one's departure.
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- a notification of the termination, at a specified time, of an agreement, as for renting or employment, given by one of the parties to the agreement:
The sales manager suddenly gave notice and headed for Acapulco.
- observation, perception, attention, or heed:
a book worthy of notice.
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- interested or favorable attention:
to take notice of an unusual feature in the design of a building.
- critical attention, appraisal, or evaluation:
Only a few of the entries were singled out for notice.
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- a brief written review or critique, as of a newly published book; review:
The notices of the play were mostly favorable.
verb (used with object)
- to pay attention to or take notice of:
Did you notice her hat?
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- to perceive; become aware of:
Did you notice the anger in his voice?
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- to acknowledge acquaintance with:
She noticed him merely with a nod.
- to mention or refer to; point out:
a circumstance that was noticed in an earlier chapter.
- to give notice to; serve with a notice:
to notice a person that his taxes are overdue.
notice
/ ˈəʊɪ /
noun
- the act of perceiving; observation; attention
to escape notice
- take noticeto pay attention; attend
- take no notice ofto ignore or disregard
- information about a future event; warning; announcement
- a displayed placard or announcement giving information
- advance notification of intention to end an arrangement, contract, etc, as of renting or employment (esp in the phrase give notice )
- at short noticewith notification only a little in advance
- at two hours' noticewith notification only two hours in advance
- dismissal from employment
- favourable, interested, or polite attention
she was beneath his notice
- a theatrical or literary review
the play received very good notices
verb
- to become conscious or aware of; perceive; note
- to point out or remark upon
- to pay polite or interested attention to
- to recognize or acknowledge (an acquaintance)
Other 51Թ Forms
- Դt· noun
- ·Դt verb (used with object) renoticed renoticing
- ܲ·Դt adjective
- ܲ·Դt·Բ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of notice1
Idioms and Phrases
see escape notice ; give notice ; short notice ; sit up and take notice ; take note (notice) .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He claimed he was using it to move heavy car parts but dumped the luggage and fled when the cyclist and bridge staff noticed fluid leaking from them, jurors were told.
He hung out in hallways and loitered on Northern California elementary school campuses, apparently unafraid of being noticed.
Later on, as we walked down Pacific Avenue and she handed me her business card, she noticed it was out of date.
The teen’s lawyer described the encounters in a notice of claim, which is a precursor to a lawsuit, as “consensual,” but incarcerated people cannot legally consent to sex with government employees or guards.
Lin Xiupeng says he has noticed the shift away from American buyers in his last 10 years in the toy business.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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