# notify

Pronunciation: say "NOH-ti-fy" US /ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/, UK /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ/

## Verb

1. To inform someone formally of something, or to report a fact, event, or decision officially.
   - Simple: To officially tell someone about something, or to report something to the people who need to know.
   - _The bank will notify customers of any changes to their accounts._
   - _Authorities notified residents that the water supply would be shut off overnight._

## Verb

2. To make note of something; to observe it and set it down. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: To take note of something you have seen or learned.

## Origin

English borrowed Old French notifier (also spelled notefiier), which appeared in Middle English as notifien.

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