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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.

[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.]

notic·er n.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.noticenotice - 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"
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"
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.noticenotice - a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"
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)
Verb1.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"
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"
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"
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"
react, respond - show a response or a reaction to something
cite, mention - commend; "he was cited for his outstanding achievements"

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

French notice [ˈnəutɪs] n (= announcement, warning) → avis m [of leaving]; congé m;
(Brit) (= review) [of play etc] → critique f, compte rendu m
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

German notice [ˈnəutɪs] nBekanntmachung f (= sign); Schild nt (= warning); Ankündigung f;
(dismissal) → Kündigung f;
(Brit) (= review); Kritik f, Rezension f
vtbemerken;
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

Italian notice [ˈnəutɪs] navviso; [of leaving] → preavviso;
(BRIT) (= review) [of play etc] → critica, recensione f
vtnotare, 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 ...

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DEAR SIR, - We notice that your account to-day stands 119,000 pounds overdrawn, against which we hold as collateral security shares in the Bekwando Land Company to the value of 150,000 pounds.
You will only injure yourself if you take notice of despicable enemies.
When I takes de chillen out to git de air, de minute I's roun' de corner I's gwine to gaum dey mouths all roun' wid jam, den dey can't nobody notice dey's changed.
 
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