notice

¹no·tice

noun \ˈnō-təs\

Definition of NOTICE

1

a (1) : warning or intimation of something : announcement (2) : the announcement of a party's intention to quit an agreement or relation at a specified time (3) : the condition of being warned or notified —usually used in the phrase on notice

b : information, intelligence

2

a : attention, heed

b : polite or favorable attention : civility

3

: a written or printed announcement

4

: a short critical account or review

Examples of NOTICE

1. Please give us enough notice to prepare for your arrival.
2. Notices were sent to parents about the school trip.
3. Did you see the notice about the meeting?
4. Newspapers print notices of marriages and deaths.

Origin of NOTICE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, knowledge, notification, from Latin notitia acquaintance, awareness, from notus known, from past participle of noscere to come to know — more at know

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to NOTICE

Synonyms

ad, advert [chiefly British], advertisement, bulletin, communiqué, announcement, notification, posting, release

Related Words

broadside, brochure, circular, flyer (also flier), fly sheet, gazette [British], handbill, handout; bill, billboard, placard, playbill, poster, show bill, sign; broadcast, cablecast, newscast, telecast; advertising, billing, blurb, come-on, commercial, message, pitch, plugola, spot, word; communication, dispatch, report; annunciation, declaration, edict, proclamation, promulgation, pronouncement, pronunciamento, rescript, signification; ballyhoo, boost, buildup, campaign, plug, promo, promotion, propaganda, publicity

Near Antonyms

disregard, neglect, obliviousness, unawareness

Rhymes with NOTICE

lotus

²notice

transitive verb

no·ticedno·tic·ing

Definition of NOTICE

1

: to give notice of

2

a : to comment upon

b : review

3

a : to treat with attention or civility

b : to take notice of : mark

4

: to give a formal notice to

— no·tic·er noun

Examples of NOTICE

1. She noticed a smell of gas.
2. You didn't notice that I got my hair cut.
3. She noticed me leaving the meeting early.
4. I noticed an error in the book.
5. The problem was first noticed several days ago.

First Known Use of NOTICE

15th century

Related to NOTICE

Synonyms

behold, catch, descry, discern, distinguish, espy, eye, look (at), note, see, observe, perceive, regard, remark, sight, spot, spy, view, witness

Related Words

identify, make out, pick out, pick up; attend (to), consider, heed, mark, mind; study, watch; examine, inspect, scan, scrutinize, survey; glance (at), glimpse, peer (at)

Near Antonyms

disregard, ignore, neglect, overpass, pass over; miss, overlook