notice

1 of 2

noun

no·​tice ˈnō-təs 

1

a(1)

: warning or intimation of something : announcement

subject to change without notice

—Dun's Rev.

Please give us enough notice to prepare for your arrival.

(2)

: the announcement of a party's intention to quit an agreement or relation at a specified time

tenants' right freely to give notice

—Store Bolin

(3)

: the condition of being warned or notified

—usually used in the phrase on notice

putting all … court personnel on notice that fundamental rights had to be observed

—E. E. Nobleman

b

: information, intelligence

2

a

: attention, heed

first attracted notice with his short novel

see also take notice

b

: polite or favorable attention : civility

She had very little notice from any but him.

—Jane Austen

3

: a written or printed announcement

Newspapers print notices of marriages and deaths.

A notice was sent to parents about the school trip.

4

: a short critical account or review

The play received good notices.

notice

2 of 2

verb

noticed; noticing; notices

transitive verb

1

: to give notice of

2

a

: to comment upon

b

: review

3

a

: to treat with attention or civility

b

: to become aware of (something or someone) : to take notice of

No one noticed her arrival.

I think Mr. Carver is showing us at least part of the truth about a segment of American experience few of our writers trouble to notice.

—Irving Howe

4

: to give a formal notice to

intransitive verb

: to become aware of something : to take notice

Only one middle-aged customer seems not to notice.

—Carol Wallace

He did some unorthodox things, … but no one noticed except the musicians who tried to duplicate them.

—Rolling Stone

noticer noun

Synonyms

Noun

• ad
• advert [chiefly British]
• advertisement
• announcement
• bulletin
• communiqué
• notification
• posting
• release

Verb

• behold
• catch
• descry
• discern
• distinguish
• espy
• eye
• look (at)
• note
• observe
• perceive
• regard
• remark
• see
• sight
• spot
• spy
• view
• witness

Examples of notice in a Sentence

Noun

Please give us enough notice to prepare for your arrival.

Notices were sent to parents about the school trip.

Did you see the notice about the meeting?

Newspapers print notices of marriages and deaths.

Verb

She noticed a smell of gas.

You didn't notice that I got my hair cut.

She noticed me leaving the meeting early.

I noticed an error in the book.

The problem was first noticed several days ago.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The notices advised residents a tsunami could arrive along the coast starting near Fort Bragg at 11:10 a.m. —Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024

Residents would have as little as 15 minutes’ notice to flee to higher ground, and as many as 10,000 would perish, according to a scenario published more than a decade ago. —Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024

Verb

The ultimate goal will be for consumers to notice any difference and to an iPhone that ‘just works’. —Ewan Spence, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024

While at the event, Ray and Cusimano noticed each other because they were surrounded by taller people. —Julie Tremaine, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French, knowledge, notification, from Latin notitia acquaintance, awareness, from notus known, from past participle of noscere to come to know — more at know

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing notice

• at a moment's/minute's notice
• at short notice
• at such short notice
• bring (something) to someone's notice
• come to public notice
• escape someone's notice
• notice board
• notice to quit
• on a moment's/minute's notice
• on notice
• on short notice
• on such short notice
• put us on notice
• serve notice
• sit up and take notice of
• take much notice of
• take no notice
• take notice
• took no notice of
• until further notice
• without notice
• without prior notice
• written notice

Kids Definition

notice

1 of 2 noun

no·​tice ˈnōt-əs 

1

: warning or indication of something : announcement

gave us notice of the change

2

: notification of the ending of an agreement at a specified time

gave my employer notice

3

: attention sense 1, heed

take no notice of them

4

: a written or printed announcement

5

: a brief published criticism (as of a book)

notice

2 of 2 verb

noticed; noticing

1

: to make mention of : remark on

2

: to take notice of : observe, mark

notice details

Legal Definition

notice

1 of 3 noun

no·​tice

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

: actual awareness or direct notification of a specific fact, demand, claim, or proceeding

had actual notice of the meeting

called also express notice

: implied notice in this entry

— constructive notice

: notice that one exercising ordinary care and diligence as a matter of duty would possess and especially that is imputed by law rather than from fact

held to have constructive notice of the prior recorded deed

compare recording act

— express notice

: actual notice 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 especially 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

filed a notice of appeal

6

: recognition or attention especially by a court see also judicial notice

notice

2 of 3 transitive verb

noticed; noticing

1

: to make known through notice

appeals noticed for the coming session

a noticed shareholder meeting

2

: to recognize formally

in a civil action or proceeding, the court shall instruct the jury to accept as conclusive any fact judicially noticed

—Federal Rules of Evidence Rule 201(g)

3

: to serve a notice to

also : to bring about by means of notice

allowed to notice a deposition from the other party

notice

3 of 3 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