NOTICE

notice, observation, observance

(noun) the act of noticing or paying attention; “he escaped the notice of the police”

notice

(noun) polite or favorable attention; “his hard work soon attracted the teacher’s notice”

notice

(noun) a short critical review; “the play received good notices”

notice

(noun) an announcement containing information about an event; “you didn’t give me enough notice”; “an obituary notice”; “a notice of sale”

poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card

(noun) a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; “a poster advertised the coming attractions”

notification, notice

(noun) a request for payment; “the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting”

notice

(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”

comment, notice, remark, point out

(verb) make or write a comment on; “he commented the paper of his colleague”

notice, acknowledge

(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”

notice, mark, note

(verb) notice or perceive; “She noted that someone was following her”; “mark my words”

detect, observe, find, discover, notice

(verb) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

notice (countable and uncountable, plural notices)

(mostly, uncountable) The act of observing; perception.

(countable) A written or printed announcement.

(countable) A formal notification or warning.

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

(countable) A published critical review of a play or the like.

(uncountable) Prior notification.

(dated) Attention; respectful treatment; civility.

Synonyms

• (attention): heed, regard; see also attention

Verb

notice (third-person singular simple present notices, present participle noticing, simple past and past participle noticed)

(transitive, now, rare) To remark upon; to mention. [from 17th c.]

(transitive) To become aware of; to observe. [from 17th c.]

(obsolete, transitive) To lavish attention upon; to treat (someone) favourably. [17th–19th c.]

(intransitive) To be noticeable; to show. [from 20th c.]

Synonyms

• recognize

Antonyms

• ignore

• neglect

Anagrams

• conite, neotic, noetic

Source: Wiktionary

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No"tice, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. notitia a being known, knowledge, fr. noscere, notum, to know. See Know.]

1. The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note. How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons ! I. Watts.

2. Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express notification; announcement; warning. I . . . have given him notice that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here. Shak.

3. An announcement, often accompanied by comments or remarks; as, book notices; theatrical notices.

4. A writing communicating information or warning.

5. Attention; respectful treatment; civility. To take notice of, to perceive especially; to observe or treat with particular attention.

Syn.

– Attention; regard; remark; note; heed; consideration; respect; civility; intelligence; advice; news.

No"tice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Noticed; p. pr. & vb. n. Noticing.]

1. To observe; to see to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to.

2. 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. This plant deserves to be noticed in this place. Tooke. Another circumstance was noticed in connection with the suggestion last discussed. Sir W. Hamilton.

3. To treat with attention and civility; as, to notice strangers.

Syn.

– To remark; observe; perceive; see; mark; note; mind; regard; heed; mention. See Remark.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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