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Notice

//ˈnəʊ.tɪs// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of observing; perception. uncountable

    "He took no notice of the changes, and went on as though nothing had happened."

  2. 2
    the act of noticing or paying attention wordnet
  3. 3
    A written or printed announcement. countable

    "A series of notices signpost patients to the X-ray department."

  4. 4
    polite or favorable attention wordnet
  5. 5
    A formal notification or warning. countable

    "The sidewalk adjacent to the damaged bridge stonework shall be closed until further notice."

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  1. 6
    a short critical review wordnet
  2. 7
    Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa. uncountable

    "I gave her her mandatory two weeks' notice and sacked her."

  3. 8
    an announcement containing information about an event wordnet
  4. 9
    A published critical review of a play or the like. countable

    "The first-night audience, yes. The first-night reviewers, not exactly. The notices have so far been mixed, only The Financial Times having delivered itself of an unequivocal rave."

  5. 10
    a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement wordnet
  6. 11
    Prior notification. uncountable

    "I don't mind if you want to change the venue; just give me some notice first, OK?"

  7. 12
    a request for payment wordnet
  8. 13
    Attention; respectful treatment; civility. countable, dated, uncountable
  9. 14
    advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To remark upon; to mention. archaic, transitive

    "Numberless are the arguments […] that men have used morally and physically, to degrade the sex. I must notice a few."

  2. 2
    make or write a comment on wordnet
  3. 3
    To become aware of; to observe. transitive

    "Did you notice the flowers in her yard?"

  4. 4
    express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with wordnet
  5. 5
    To lavish attention upon; to treat (someone) favourably. obsolete, transitive

    "She would notice her; she would improve her; she would detach her from her bad acquaintance, and introduce her into good society; she would form her opinions and her manners."

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  1. 6
    notice or perceive wordnet
  2. 7
    To be noticeable; to show. intransitive

    "The blackness didn't notice so much when she was born; but it's unmistakeable now."

  3. 8
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle French notice, from the Latin nōtitia. Doublet of notitia.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle French notice, from the Latin nōtitia. Doublet of notitia.

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