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 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]

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Hollywood took notice but still didn’t entirely know what to do with Garr’s off-kilter energy. —

Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024 Of course, people did take notice, with McCartney’s Noughties Chloé designs still being extremely covetable today. —

Emily Chan, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2024 If your crush opens up in turn, take notice and respond accordingly. —

Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2024 Hollywood luminaries are taking notice, lobbying for more financial support while bemoaning sky-high filming costs. —

Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for take notice