take notice
idiomatic 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 ofPeter KingIt 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
Terry TeachoutThey took no notice of him. [=they ignored him]
Examples of take notice in a Sentence
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Regulators, governmental officials and politicians are starting to take notice of stay-or-pay clauses.
—Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
That said, anytime code running inside a virtual machine can crash the hypervisor the VM runs on, cloud providers like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and others are going to immediately take notice.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2023
Lawyers say other types of money managers need to take notice—even those that aren’t venture investors and aren’t based in California.
—Chris Cumming, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2023
The reason to take notice of the disease and its tiny sand fly vectors now is that researchers are starting to notice more cases are originating in the U.S. than usual.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2023
Put more bluntly, when a mismatch between supply and demand results in rising Treasury yields, politicians in Washington tend to take notice.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
At one protest in Seoul last month, 200,000 gathered, according to organizers, forcing the government to take notice and action.
—Paula Hancocks, CNN, 27 Oct. 2023
Thankfully society, and the marketplace, are beginning to take notice.
—Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
Peppers said he’s taken notice of FIFA’s insistence on having grass surfaces for soccer games in the upcoming World Cup in 2026.
—Khari Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
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Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023
That said, anytime code running inside a virtual machine can crash the hypervisor the VM runs on, cloud providers like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and others are going to immediately take notice.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2023
Lawyers say other types of money managers need to take notice—even those that aren’t venture investors and aren’t based in California.
—Chris Cumming, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2023
The reason to take notice of the disease and its tiny sand fly vectors now is that researchers are starting to notice more cases are originating in the U.S. than usual.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2023
Put more bluntly, when a mismatch between supply and demand results in rising Treasury yields, politicians in Washington tend to take notice.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
At one protest in Seoul last month, 200,000 gathered, according to organizers, forcing the government to take notice and action.
—Paula Hancocks, CNN, 27 Oct. 2023
Thankfully society, and the marketplace, are beginning to take notice.
—Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 18 Oct. 2023
Peppers said he’s taken notice of FIFA’s insistence on having grass surfaces for soccer games in the upcoming World Cup in 2026.
—Khari Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1586, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near take notice
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“Take notice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20notice. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
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