no·tice
(nṓtĭs)
[Middle English, knowledge, from Old French, from Latin nōtitia, from nōtus, known past participle of nōscere, to get to know.]
noun
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
transitive verb: -ticed, -tic·ing, -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.
derivatives
- nótic·er
- noun
