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

Their passion and talent will propel these films into the world and make audiences sit up and take notice. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026

One Army student had a sign that stood out above the rest, making Mark Ingram II take notice and chest bump him. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

But as Riemenschneider grew into a larger frame in middle school, football coaches took notice and swayed him to try the sport. — Shaun Chornobroff, Austin American Statesman, 5 Nov. 2026

The experiments were promising enough for the biotech industry to take notice. — Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1586, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for take notice

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