# notice

Pronunciation: say "NOH-tis" US /ˈnoʊtɪs/, UK /ˈnəʊtɪs/

## Verb

1. To become aware of something, by seeing, hearing, or otherwise observing it, or by realizing it.
   - Simple: To see, hear, feel, or realize something and become aware of it.
   - _Few people notice the small changes a city makes over the years._
   - _He noticed that the door had been left open._

## Noun

2. Information or a warning given to someone about something, often formally or before it happens.
   - Simple: Information or a warning telling someone about something, often before it happens.
   - _We need at least a week's notice to process the request._
   - _The store changed its hours without prior notice to customers._
3. Advance notification that a job is ending, given by an employer to an employee or the other way around.
   - Simple: A warning, given ahead of time, that you are leaving a job or being let go.
   - _He handed in his notice after finding a better position._
   - _Company policy requires a month's notice before an employee leaves._
4. A written or printed announcement meant to inform people of something.
   - Simple: A written or printed message that tells people about something.
   - _A notice on the bulletin board announced the schedule change._
   - _The landlord posted notices in every hallway of the building._
5. Attention or awareness; the act of noticing something, or the attention or regard shown to someone.
   - Simple: Attention: when you see or become aware of something, or pay attention to someone.
   - _The small print escaped the notice of most readers._
   - _Something at the edge of the field came to his notice._
6. A published critical review of a play, performance, or similar work.
   - Simple: A published review that judges a play, show, or similar work.
   - _The morning notices praised the lead actor's performance._
   - _A single bad notice can sink a new production._

## Verb

7. To remark upon or make mention of something. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: To speak or write about something, or point it out.
8. To give someone generous attention and treat them with favor. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To give someone special attention and treat them kindly.

## Other meanings

- (verb) To show or be apparent, so that others are able to see or perceive it.

## Origin

The word was borrowed from the Middle French noun notice, whose own source was Latin nōtitia. That Latin word also exists in English as notitia, a doublet of notice.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/notice (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).