notice

To notice is to learn about or see something for the first time, or giving someone or something attention.

(verb)

Notice is something that gets attention or an official warning announcement or the practice of formally quitting a job.

(noun)

An example of notice is when your attitude attracts attention.
An example of notice is a bulletin sent out about a new product.
An example of notice is when you tell your boss you are leaving your job in two weeks.

See notice in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

information, announcement, or warning; esp., formal announcement or warning, as in a newspaper: a legal notice
a brief mention or critical review of a work of art, book, play, etc.
a written or printed sign giving some public information, warning, or rule
1. the act of observing; attention; regard; heed; cognizance
2. courteous attention; civility
a formal announcement or warning of intention to end an agreement, relation, or contract at a certain time: to give a tenant notice

Origin: LME < MFr < L notitia < notus: see note

transitive verb noticed, noticing

See notice in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act of noting or observing; perception or attention: That detail escaped my notice.
Respectful attention or consideration: grateful for the teacher's notice.
A written or printed announcement: a notice of sale.
a. A formal announcement, notification, or warning, especially an announcement of one's intention to withdraw from an agreement or leave a job: gave my employer two weeks' notice; raised the price without notice.
b. The condition of being formally warned or notified: put us on notice for chronic lateness.
A printed critical review, as of a play or book.

transitive verb no·ticed, no·tic·ing, no·tic·es

To take notice of; observe: noticed a figure in the doorway. See Synonyms at see¹.
To perceive with the mind; detect: noticed several discrepancies.
To comment on; mention.
To treat with courteous attention.
To give or file a notice of: noticed the court case for next Tuesday.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, knowledge

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin nōtitia

Origin: , from nōtus, known

Origin: , past participle of nōscere, to get to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots

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