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

Cohen says Philly made sure party leaders took notice of the events. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile on the other coast, New Yorkers took notice, and Ed Sullivan launched his own TV academy in 1955. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

When students take the time to reflect on their voice and authentic writing style and refine that voice in their essay, admissions officers take notice. — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Just like the entire WNBA landscape has been taking notice of the forward’s huge second-year leap. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1586, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for take notice

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