Definition of NOTIFY

notify

Verb

Verb Forms: notified, notifying, notifies

  • To inform or give official notice to someone.
  • inform (somebody) of something
  • To give (someone) notice (of some event).
  • To make (something) known.
  • To make note of (something).

Examples

  • He hoped to NOTIFY his opponent of a bingo, but the letters just weren’t cooperating.
  • Once a decision has been reached and notified to the parties it becomes binding.
  • The dispatcher immediately notified the volunteer fire department of the emergency call.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English notifien, a borrowing from Old French notifier, notefiier.

Synonyms

advise, apprise, apprize, give notice, send word, inform

Scrabble Score: 12

notify: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
notify: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
notify: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

notify: valid Words With Friends Word