notice

no·tice  (nts)

n.

1. The act of noting or observing; perception or attention: That detail escaped my notice.

2. Respectful attention or consideration: grateful for the teacher's notice.

3. A written or printed announcement: a notice of sale.

4.

a. 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.

b. The condition of being formally warned or notified: put us on notice for chronic lateness.

5. A printed critical review, as of a play or book.

tr.v. no·ticed, no·tic·ing, no·tic·es

1. To take notice of; observe: noticed a figure in the doorway. See Synonyms at see¹.

2. To perceive with the mind; detect: noticed several discrepancies.

3. To comment on; mention.

4. To treat with courteous attention.

5. To give or file a notice of: noticed the court case for next Tuesday.

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[Middle English, knowledge, from Old French, from Latin ntitia, from ntus, known, past participle of nscere, to get to know; see gn- in Indo-European roots.]

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notic·er n.

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notice

Noun

1. observation or attention: to attract notice

2. a displayed placard or announcement giving information

3. advance notification of something such as intention to end a contract of employment: she handed in her notice

4. a theatrical or literary review: the film reaped ecstatic notices

5. take notice to pay attention

6. take no notice of to ignore or disregard

7. at short notice with very little notification

Verb

[-ticing, -ticed]

1. to become aware (of)

2. to point out or remark upon [Latin notus known]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	notice - an announcement containing information about an event; "you didn't give me enough notice"; "an obituary notice"; "a notice of sale promulgation, announcement - a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English" caveat - (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing; "a caveat filed against the probate of a will" necrology, obit, obituary - a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
	2.	notice - the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police" observance, observation attending, attention - the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others mind - attention; "don't pay him any mind" remark - explicit notice; "it passed without remark"
	3.	notice - a request for payment; "the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting" notification asking, request - the verbal act of requesting
	4.	notice - 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" apprisal, notification, telling - informing by words dismission, pink slip, dismissal - official notice that you have been fired from your job
	5.	notice - a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" placard, poster, posting, bill, card sign - a public display of a message; "he posted signs in all the shop windows" show bill, show card, theatrical poster - a poster advertising a show or play flash card, flashcard - a card with words or numbers or pictures that is flashed to a class by the teacher
	6.	notice - polite or favorable attention; "his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice" attending, attention - the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
	7.	notice - a short critical review; "the play received good notices" critical review, critique, review article, review - an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)
Verb	1.	notice - discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" detect, discover, observe, find catch out, find out - trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks" discover, find - make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle" sense - detect some circumstance or entity automatically; "This robot can sense the presence of people in the room"; "particle detectors sense ionization" instantiate - find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word); "The linguists could not instantiate this sense of the noun that he claimed existed in a certain dialect" trace - discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her birth" see - observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it" sight, spy - catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"
	2.	notice - notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words" note, mark take notice - observe with special attention; "Take notice of the great architecture" ignore - fail to notice
	3.	notice - make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague" comment, point out, remark criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" note, remark, mention, observe - make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" wisecrack - make a comment, usually ironic kibbitz, kibitz - make unwanted and intrusive comments
	4.	notice - express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; "He never acknowledges his colleagues when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged his complement with a smile"; "it is important to acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing" acknowledge react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something cite, mention - commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements"

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notice

noun 1. sign, advertisement, poster, placard, warning, bill

noun 2. notification, warning, advice, intimation, news, communication, intelligence, announcement, instruction, advance warning, wake-up call

noun 3. review, comment, criticism, evaluation, critique, critical assessment

noun 4. attention, interest, note, regard, consideration, observation, scrutiny, heed, cognizance << OPPOSITE oversight

5. Chiefly Brit. the sack, (informal) dismissal, discharge, the boot (slang) the push (slang) marching orders (informal) the (old) heave-ho (informal) your books or cards (informal)

verb 6. observe, see, mind, note, spot, remark, distinguish, perceive, detect, heed, discern, behold (archaic), (literary) mark, eyeball (slang) << OPPOSITE overlook

Translations

notice [ˈnəutɪs] n (= announcement) → anuncio (= dismissal); despido (= resignation); dimisión f (= review) [of play etc] → reseña

vt (= observe) → notar, observar;

to take notice of → hacer caso de, prestar atención a;

at short notice → con poca antelación;

without notice → sin previo aviso;

advance notice → previo aviso;

until further notice → hasta nuevo aviso;

to give sb notice of sth → avisar a algn de algo;

to give notice, hand in one's notice → dimitir, renunciar;

it has come to my notice that ... → he llegado a saber que ...;

to escape or avoid notice → pasar inadvertido

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notice [ˈnəutɪs] n (= announcement, warning) → avis m [of leaving]; congé m;

(Brit) (= review) [of play etc] → critique f, compte rendu m

vt → remarquer, s'apercevoir de;

without notice → sans préavis;

advance notice → préavis m;

to give sb notice of sth → notifier qn de qch;

at short notice → dans un délai très court;

until further notice → jusqu'à nouvel ordre;

to give notice, hand in one's notice [employee] → donner sa démission, démissionner;

to take notice of → prêter attention à;

to bring sth to sb's notice → porter qch à la connaissance de qn;

it has come to my notice that ... → on m'a signalé que ...;

to escape or avoid notice → (essayer de) passer inaperçu or ne pas se faire remarquer

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notice [ˈnəutɪs] n → Bekanntmachung f (= sign); Schild nt (= warning); Ankündigung f;

(dismissal) → Kündigung f;

(Brit) (= review); Kritik f, Rezension f

vt → bemerken;

to bring sth to sb's notice → jdn auf etw acc aufmerksam machen;

to take no notice of → ignorieren, nicht beachten;

to escape sb's notice → jdm entgehen;

it has come to my notice that ... → es ist mir zu Ohren gekommen, dass ...;

to give sb notice of sth → jdm von etw Bescheid geben;

without notice → ohne Ankündigung;

advance notice → Vorankündigung f;

at short/a moment's notice → kurzfristig/innerhalb kürzester Zeit;

until further notice → bis auf Weiteres;

to hand in one's notice → kündigen;

to be given one's notice → gekündigt werden +dat

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notice [ˈnəutɪs] n → avviso; [of leaving] → preavviso;

(BRIT) (= review) [of play etc] → critica, recensione f

vt → notare, accorgersi di;

to take notice of → fare attenzione a;

to bring sth to sb's notice → far notare qc a qn;

to give sb notice of sth → avvisare qn di qc;

to give notice, hand in one's notice [employee] → licenziarsi;

without notice → senza preavviso;

at short notice → con un breve preavviso;

until further notice → fino a nuovo avviso;

advance notice → preavviso;

to escape or avoid notice → passare inosservato;

it has come to my notice that ... → sono venuto a sapere che ...