notice
Plural: notices
Noun
- an announcement containing information about an event; ; ; "a notice of sale
- "you didn't give me enough notice"
- "an obituary notice"
- the act of noticing or paying attention
- "he escaped the notice of the police"
- a request for payment
- advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract
- "we received a notice to vacate the premises"
- "he gave notice two months before he moved"
- a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
- polite or favorable attention
- "his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice"
- a short critical review
- "the play received good notices"
- The act of observing; perception.
- A written or printed announcement.
- A formal notification or warning.
- Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.
- A published critical review of a play or the like.
- Prior notification.
- Attention; respectful treatment; civility.
Verb
Verb Forms: noticed, noticing, notices
- To become aware of; to observe or pay attention to.
- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
- notice or perceive
- make or write a comment on
- express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with
- To remark upon; to mention.
- To become aware of; to observe.
- To lavish attention upon; to treat (someone) favourably.
- To be noticeable; to show.
Examples
- A notice was attached to the building reminding the residents about the five hour water shortage that was happening today.
- Did you NOTICE that triple word score he just blocked?
- Did you notice the flowers in her yard?
- He took no notice of the changes, and went on as though nothing had happened.
- I always read the death notices in the paper.
- I can't work here any longer. I'm giving notice.
- I don't mind if you want to change the venue; just give me some notice first, OK?
- I gave her her mandatory two weeks' notice and sacked her.
- Shall we post a notice about the new policy?
- The sidewalk adjacent to the damaged bridge stonework shall be closed until further notice.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French notice, from the Latin nÅtitia. Doublet of notitia.
Synonyms
acknowledge, bill, card, comment, detect, discover, find, mark, note, notification, observance, observation, observe, placard, point out, poster, posting, remark, attention, heed, recognize, regard
Scrabble Score: 8
notice: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordnotice: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
notice: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary