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no⋅tice

[noh-tis]

noun, verb, -ticed, -tic⋅ing.

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–noun

1.	an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning: a day's notice.

2.	a note, placard, or the like conveying information or a warning: to post a notice about the fire laws.

3.	information or warning of something, esp. for wide attention: to give notice of one's departure.

4.	a notification of the termination, at a specified time, of an agreement, as for renting or employment, given by one of the parties to the agreement: The sales manager suddenly gave notice and headed for Acapulco.

5.	observation, perception, attention, or heed: a book worthy of notice.

6.	interested or favorable attention: to take notice of an unusual feature in the design of a building.

7.	critical attention, appraisal, or evaluation: Only a few of the entries were singled out for notice.

8.	a brief written review or critique, as of a newly published book; review: The notices of the play were mostly favorable.

–verb (used with object)

9.	to pay attention to or take notice of: Did you notice her hat?

10.	to perceive; become aware of: Did you notice the anger in his voice?

11.	to acknowledge acquaintance with: She noticed him merely with a nod.

12.	to mention or refer to; point out: a circumstance that was noticed in an earlier chapter.

13.	to give notice to; serve with a notice: to notice a person that his taxes are overdue.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME < MF < L nōtitia a knowing, a being known, deriv. of nōtus known (see notify )

Related forms:

no⋅tic⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
2. sign, poster. 3. advice, news, notification, announcement. 5. note, cognizance. 7. comment, mention. 9. see, regard, heed, observe. 10. note, mark, remark; descry, distinguish, discriminate, recognize, understand. Notice, discern, perceive imply becoming aware of, and paying attention to, something. To notice is to become aware of something that has caught one's attention: to notice a newspaper headline; to notice a road sign. Discern suggests distinguishing (sometimes with difficulty) and recognizing a thing for what it is, discriminating it from its surroundings: In spite of the fog, we finally discerned the outline of the harbor. Perceive, often used as a formal substitute for see or notice, may convey also the idea of understanding meanings and implications: After examining the evidence he perceived its significance.

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no·tice (nō'tĭs)

The act of noting or observing; perception or attention: That detail escaped my notice.
Respectful attention or consideration: grateful for the teacher's notice.
A written or printed announcement: a notice of sale.
1. A formal announcement, notification, or warning, especially an announcement of one's intention to withdraw from an agreement or leave a job: gave my employer two weeks' notice; raised the price without notice.
2. The condition of being formally warned or notified: put us on notice for chronic lateness.
A printed critical review, as of a play or book.

tr.v. no·ticed, no·tic·ing, no·tic·es

To take notice of; observe: noticed a figure in the doorway. See Synonyms at see¹.
To perceive with the mind; detect: noticed several discrepancies.
To comment on; mention.
To treat with courteous attention.
To give or file a notice of: noticed the court case for next Tuesday.

[Middle English, knowledge, from Old French, from Latin nōtitia, from nōtus, known, past participle of nōscere, to get to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]
no'tic·er n.

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Notice

No"tice\, n. [F., fr. L. notitia a being known, knowledge, fr. noscere, notum, to know. See Know.]

1. The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.

How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons ! --I. Watts.

2. Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express notification; announcement; warning.

I . . . have given him notice that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here. --Shak.

3. An announcement, often accompanied by comments or remarks; as, book notices; theatrical notices.

4. A writing communicating information or warning.

5. Attention; respectful treatment; civility.

To take notice of, to perceive especially; to observe or treat with particular attention.

Syn: Attention; regard; remark; note; heed; consideration; respect; civility; intelligence; advice; news.

Notice

No"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Noticed; p. pr. & vb. n. Noticing.]

1. To observe; to see to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to.

2. To show that one has observed; to take public note of; remark upon; to make comments on; to refer to; as, to notice a book.

This plant deserves to be noticed in this place. --Tooke.

Another circumstance was noticed in connection with the suggestion last discussed. --Sir W. Hamilton.

3. To treat with attention and civility; as, to notice strangers.

Syn: To remark; observe; perceive; see; mark; note; mind; regard; heed; mention. See Remark.

Language Translation for : notice

Spanish: anuncio,

German: die Notiz,

Japanese: 通知

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notice (n.)

c.1412, "information, intelligence," from L. notitia "a being known, fame, knowledge," from notus "known," pp. of (g)noscere "come to know, to get to know, get acquainted (with)," from PIE *gno-sko-, a suffixed form of root *gno- (see know). Sense of "formal warning" is attested from 1594. Meaning "a sign giving information" is from 1805. The verb is attested from c.1450, originally "to notify;" sense of "to point out" is from 1627. Meaning "to take notice of" is attested from 1757, but was long execrated in England as an Americanism (occasionally as a Scottishism, the two crimes not being clearly distinguished).

Main Entry: no·tice
Function: noun
1 a : a notification or communication of a fact, claim, demand, or proceeding —see also PROCESS, SERVICE
NOTE: The requirements of when, how, and what notice must be given to a person are often prescribed by a statute, rule, or contract. b : awareness of such a fact, claim, demand, or proceeding

actual notice
1 : actual awareness or direct notification of a specific fact, demand, claim, or proceeding actual notice of the meeting> called also express notice
2 : IMPLIED NOTICE in this entry

constructive notice
: notice that one exercising ordinary care and diligence as a matter of duty would possess and esp. that is imputed by law rather than from fact constructive notice of the prior recorded deed> —compare RECORDING ACT

express notice
: ACTUAL NOTICE 1 in this entry

implied notice
: notice that is imputed to a party having knowledge of a fact or circumstance that would cause a reasonable party to inquire further or having possession of a means of knowing a particular fact and that is considered a form of actual notice called also inquiry notice

notice by publication
: notice published in a public medium (as a newspaper) that is used, allowed, or required esp. in matters of public concern, land, or estates or after due diligence in attempting personal service of process
2 : ACTUAL NOTICE in this entry
3 : CONSTRUCTIVE NOTICE in this entry
4 : something (as information) that would cause a reasonable party to inquire further —see also IMPLIED NOTICE in this entry
5 : a written document containing notice notice of appeal>
6 : recognition or attention esp. by a court —see also JUDICIAL NOTICE

Main Entry: notice
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: no·ticed; no·tic·ing
1 : to make known through notice noticed for the coming session> noticed shareholder meeting>
2 : to recognize formally noticed —Federal Rules of Evidence Rule 201(g)>
3 : to serve a notice to; also : to bring about by means of notice notice a deposition from the other party>

Main Entry: notice
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or being a recording act in which a party having an interest in property has priority over any earlier unrecorded claims of which the party had no notice —compare PURE RACE, RACE-NOTICE

notice

see escape notice; give notice; short notice; sit up and take notice; take note (notice).

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