take notice

phrase

: to become aware of or give attention to something or someone : to observe or treat something or someone with special attention

… one Saturday in October 1984, San Francisco coach Bill Walsh flipped on the TV to watch college football, saw Rice on the highlights and took notice.

—Peter King

—often used with of

It was a while before anyone took notice of the change.

… suggests that the academy is at last beginning to sit up and take notice of how the world really works.

—Terry Teachout

They took no notice of him. [=they ignored him]

Examples of take notice in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An executive at Twentieth Century Fox took notice of the handsome young actor and invited him to join the film studio’s program for new talent. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

But it's been all for naught, and the president of the United States has taken notice. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026

It’s just taken a devastating fire and dramatic rebirth for the rest of the world to take notice. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026

Morocco’s opening group match against Brazil was when the world sat up and took notice of this frizzy-haired kid. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1586, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for take notice

• haliotis
• melilotus
• lotus
• motus
• microtus
• myotis