What does notice mean?

Definitions for notice
ˈnoʊ tɪsno·tice

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. noticenoun

    an announcement containing information about an event

    "you didn't give me enough notice"; "an obituary notice"; "a notice of sale

  2. notice, observation, observancenoun

    the act of noticing or paying attention

    "he escaped the notice of the police"

  3. notification, noticenoun

    a request for payment

    "the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting"

  4. noticenoun

    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"

  5. poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, cardnoun

    a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

    "a poster advertised the coming attractions"

  6. noticenoun

    polite or favorable attention

    "his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice"

  7. noticeverb

    a short critical review

    "the play received good notices"

  8. detect, observe, find, discover, noticeverb

    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"

  9. notice, mark, noteverb

    notice or perceive

    "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"

  10. comment, notice, remark, point outverb

    make or write a comment on

    "he commented the paper of his colleague"

  11. notice, acknowledgeverb

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. noticenoun

    The act of observing; perception.

    He took no notice of the changes, and went on as though nothing had happened.

  2. noticenoun

    A written or printed announcement.

  3. noticenoun

    A formal notification or warning.

  4. noticenoun

    Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.

  5. noticenoun

    A published critical review of a play or the like.

  6. noticenoun

    Prior notification.

    I don't mind if you want to change the venue, just give me some notice first, OK?

  7. noticeverb

    To observe or take notice of.

    Did you notice the flowers in her yard?

  8. noticeverb

    To detect; to perceive with the mind.

    I noticed that the dog hadn't barked the night of the murder.

  9. Etymology: From notitia.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Noticenoun

    Etymology: notice, French; notitia, Latin.

    The thing to be regarded in taking notice of a child’s miscarriage is, what root it springs from. John Locke.

    This is done with little notice: very quick the actions of the mind are performed. John Locke.

    How ready is envy to mingle with the notices which we take of other persons! Isaac Watts.

    I have given him notice, that the duke of Cornwal and his dutchess will be here. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.

Wikipedia

  1. Notice

    Notice is the legal concept describing a requirement that a party be aware of legal process affecting their rights, obligations or duties. There are several types of notice: public notice (or legal notice), actual notice, constructive notice.

ChatGPT

  1. notice

    Notice can be defined as a communication or written information given to someone to provide them with knowledge or awareness of a particular fact, event, or situation. It is a formal way of informing or alerting individuals about something important or relevant, often requiring their attention or action. Notice can be given in various forms, such as written letters, emails, official announcements, or public advertisements.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Noticenoun

    the act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note

  2. Noticenoun

    intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express notification; announcement; warning

  3. Noticenoun

    an announcement, often accompanied by comments or remarks; as, book notices; theatrical notices

  4. Noticenoun

    a writing communicating information or warning

  5. Noticenoun

    attention; respectful treatment; civility

  6. Noticeverb

    to observe; to see to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to

  7. Noticeverb

    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

  8. Noticeverb

    to treat with attention and civility; as, to notice strangers

Wikidata

  1. Notice

    Notice is the legal concept in which a party is made aware of a legal process affecting their rights, obligations or duties. There are several types of notice: public notice, actual notice, constructive notice, and implied notice.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Notice

    nōt′is, 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. [Fr.,—L. notitianoscĕre, notum, to know.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. NOTICE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Notice is ranked #84463 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Notice surname appeared 222 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Notice.

    85.5% or 190 total occurrences were Black.
    7.6% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    4.9% or 11 total occurrences were White.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'notice' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1881

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'notice' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1478

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'notice' in Nouns Frequency: #759

  4. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'notice' in Verbs Frequency: #238

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Anagrams for notice »

  1. noetic

  2. eciton

  3. octine

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of notice in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of notice in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of notice in a Sentence

  1. Mitch McConnell:

    With bipartisan cooperation, the Senate can send a bill to the House quickly so that they can take action as well, the situation for furloughed employees isnt getting any brighter and the crisis at the border isnt improved by show votes. But the Presidents plan is a path toward addressing both issues quickly. The Senate bill also provides $ 12.7 billion in supplemental disaster relief for victims of last years hurricanes in the southeastern U.S. and wildfires in California, among other events. The Senate bill also provides funding for nine of the 15 Cabinet-level departments includingAgriculture, Homeland Security, State, Transportation, Interior and Justice that have not been funded since the partial shutdown began Dec. 22. E-VERIFY EMPLOYEES CAN RETURN TO WORK DESPITE PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, DHS SAYS Both houses of Congress are scheduled to be back in session Tuesday, but senators who will be given 24 hours notice ahead of any vote have yet to be recalled to Washington.House Democrats, for theirpart, plan to push ahead with votes on their own legislation to re-open the government and add $ 1 billion for border security including 75 more immigration judges and infrastructure improvements but no funding for the wall. The office of Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., reiterated Monday that Democrats were unwilling to negotiate any border security funding until Trump re-opens the government.

  2. Apar Gupta:

    The risks include information collection which goes beyond the reasonable contemplation of a user, if they do not have adequate notice of what information is being gathered they have no meaningful way of knowing what they are bartering away in order to get a loan.

  3. Krister Westerlund:

    As a preventative measure, this research could be incredibly important, we tend not to notice difficult cognitive brain diseases until one needs care, so if we can discover potential problem sources earlier, it’s very valuable.

  4. Rupal Morjaria:

    It was such a large mass, we were really surprised that the patient didn’t notice it because it would cause quite a lot of irritation while it was sitting there.

  5. Linden Pride:

    We had no notice.

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Translations for notice

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  • انتبه, لاحظArabic
  • adonar-se, notar, fixar-se enCatalan, Valencian
  • oznámení, výpověďCzech
  • opsigelsesfrist, bemærke, notitsDanish
  • feststellen, Mitteilung, Benachrichtigung, Kündigungsfrist, Bekanntmachung, bemerken, beachtenGerman
  • σημειώνω, παρατηρώ, αντιλαμβάνομαι, προσέχωGreek
  • anoncado, afiŝoEsperanto
  • notificación, darse cuenta, comunicaciónSpanish
  • täheldama, märkamaEstonian
  • اطلاعPersian
  • varoitus, havainto, huomio, tiedonanto, arvostelu, ilmoitus, huomata, huomautusFinnish
  • remarquer, s'apercevoirFrench
  • tabhair faoi deara, fógra, fógraíIrish
  • fios, aireScottish Gaelic
  • שם לבHebrew
  • नोटिसHindi
  • felmondási időHungarian
  • pemberitahuanIndonesian
  • taka eftirIcelandic
  • notareItalian
  • 注目, 認知, 気付く, 認める, お知らせJapanese
  • pānui, whakaaturangaMāori
  • opmerkenDutch
  • legge merke tilNorwegian
  • zauważyć, ogłoszeniePolish
  • notar, percepção, aviso prévio, ver, perceberPortuguese
  • aviz, observare, înștiințare, notificare, percepere, avertismentRomanian
  • заметить, объявление, замечатьRussian
  • primjetiti, zapaziti, zapažanjeSerbo-Croatian
  • tänka på, uppfatta, notera, märka, meddelande, besked, lägga märke till, förnimma, observeraSwedish
  • notisiSwahili
  • அறிவிப்புTamil
  • నోటీసుTelugu
  • farketmek, farkına varmakTurkish
  • באַמערקןYiddish
  • 注意Chinese

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