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notice - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'notice' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Notice [ n.]
- The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.
- Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express notification; announcement; warning.
- An announcement, often accompanied by comments or remarks; as, book notices; theatrical notices.
- A writing communicating information or warning.
- Attention; respectful treatment; civility.
2 . Notice [ v. t.]
- To observe; to see to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to.
- To show that one has observed; to take public note of; remark upon; to make comments on; to refer to; as, to notice a book.
- To treat with attention and civility; as, to notice strangers.

Meaning of 'notice' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . notice [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an announcement containing information about an event
Example in sentence:
  • a notice of sale;
  • an obituary notice;
  • you didn't give me enough notice
Meaning (2):
- a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
Example in sentence:
  • a poster advertised the coming attractions
Meaning (3):
- the act of noticing or paying attention
Example in sentence:
  • he escaped the notice of the police
Meaning (4):
- advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract
Example in sentence:
  • he gave notice two months before he moved;
  • we received a notice to vacate the premises
Meaning (5):
- polite or favorable attention
Example in sentence:
  • his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice
Meaning (6):
- a request for payment
Example in sentence:
  • the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting
Meaning (7):
- a short critical review
Example in sentence:
  • the play received good notices
8 . notice [ v]
Meaning (8):
- make or write a comment on
Example in sentence:
  • he commented the paper of his colleague
Meaning (9):
- express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with
Example in sentence:
  • He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway;
  • it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing;
  • She acknowledged his complement with a smile
Meaning (10):
- notice or perceive
Example in sentence:
  • mark my words;
  • She noted that someone was following her
Meaning (11):
- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
Example in sentence:
  • She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water;
  • We found traces of lead in the paint