Notice
['nəʊtɪs] or ['notɪs]
Definition
(noun.) the act of noticing or paying attention; 'he escaped the notice of the police'.
(noun.) polite or favorable attention; 'his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice'.
(noun.) a short critical review; 'the play received good notices'.
(noun.) an announcement containing information about an event; 'you didn't give me enough notice'; 'an obituary notice'; 'a notice of sale.
(noun.) 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'.
(verb.) 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'.
(verb.) notice or perceive; 'She noted that someone was following her'; 'mark my words'.
Inputed by Leslie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.
(n.) Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express notification; announcement; warning.
(n.) An announcement, often accompanied by comments or remarks; as, book notices; theatrical notices.
(n.) A writing communicating information or warning.
(n.) Attention; respectful treatment; civility.
(v. t.) To observe; to see to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to.
(v. t.) To show that one has observed; to take public note of; remark upon; to make comments on; to refer to; as, to notice a book.
(v. t.) To treat with attention and civility; as, to notice strangers.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Note, heed, observation, regard, cognizance.[2]. Information, notification, advice, intelligence, announcement, mention.[3]. Intimation, premonition, warning.
v. a. Heed, regard, mark, note, observe, remark, attend to, advert to, take cognizance of.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Mark, note, observe, attend_to, mention, heed, regard, give_heed_to,[SeeREGARD]
SYN:Observation, cognizance, heed, advice, news, consideration, visitation, mark,note
ANT:Oversight, disregard, misinformation, mistidings, neglect, slight, connivance,ignorance, incognizance, heedlessness, amnesty, omission
Inputed by Jeanine
Definition
n. act of noting or observing: attention: observation: information: warning: a writing containing information: public intimation: civility or respectful treatment: remark.—v.t. to mark or see: to regard or attend to: to mention: to make observations upon: to treat with civility.—adj. Not′iceable that can be noticed: worthy of notice: likely to be noticed.—adv. Not′iceably.—n. Not′ice-board a board on which a notice is fixed.—Give notice to warn beforehand: to inform.
Checker: Newman
Examples
- I fancy I am rather a favourite; he took notice of my gown. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Winifred did not notice human beings unless they were like herself, playful and slightly mocking. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I am aware that this is a pretty voluminous notice of Mr. Grimes' book. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- You can leave me whenever you like--without notice even. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- You notice where he is now, and how engaged? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- It is really wonderful to think of Rudolph still being alive, mused Mrs Dengelton, taking no notice of the Rector's historical explanation. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- When he did return, he sought out the child and took notice of her. Jane Austen. Emma.
- You never noticed it, any more than you noticed me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Beyond the boundaries of the plantation, George had noticed a dry, sandy knoll, shaded by a few trees; there they made the grave. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- All noticed the change in his appearance. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I have noticed you go past our house, sir, several times in the course of the last week or so. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But I noticed, after a little while, that something was wrong. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Why, I have noticed myself that there is a queer kind of flavour in the place to-night, Mr. Weevle rejoins. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I have noticed that doctors who fail in the practice of medicine have a tendency to seek one another's company and aid in consultation. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- As the visitor passes down through the machine shop, he particularly notices the sanitary conditions of the plant. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- But the Paris newspapers came around and wanted pay for notices of it, which we promptly refused; whereupon there was rather a stormy time for a while, but nothing was published about it. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Haven't we read notices in the newspaper, Gerald? D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It is the first act he notices, and he clearly derives pleasure from it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- One hears and one notices--one has one's feelings and ideas. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Some of the press notices of the period were most amazing--and amusing. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Whether it shall be openly declared in the new notices that must now be put about in our names--' 'In your name, Mr Boffin; in your name. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I had always rather a noticing way--not a quick way, oh, no! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Asking the operator the best direction, he pointed west, and noticing a rabbit in a clear space in the sage bushes, I said, 'There is one now. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- One of his clerks noticing his interest asked what he would give for the bees. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- She said hurriedly, I am so glad, and then bent over her writing to hinder any one from noticing her face. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Without noticing either of us he went up to the stove and kicked it over. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Elizabeth disdained the appearance of noticing this civil reflection, but its meaning did not escape, nor was it likely to conciliate her. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I have thought so, often,' said the dismal man, without noticing the action. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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