Definitions for notice

Definitions for (noun) notice

Main entry: notice, observance, observation

Definition: the act of noticing or paying attention

Usage: he escaped the notice of the police


Main entry: notice

Definition: polite or favorable attention

Usage: his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice


Main entry: notice

Definition: a short critical review

Usage: the play received good notices


Main entry: notice

Definition: an announcement containing information about an event

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


Main entry: notice, bill, placard, poster, posting, card

Definition: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement

Usage: a poster advertised the coming attractions


Main entry: notice, notification

Definition: a request for payment

Usage: the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting


Main entry: notice

Definition: advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract

Usage: we received a notice to vacate the premises; he gave notice two months before he moved


Definitions for (verb) notice

Main entry: notice, point out, remark, comment

Definition: make or write a comment on

Usage: he commented the paper of his colleague


Main entry: notice, acknowledge

Definition: express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with

Usage: 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


Main entry: mark, note, notice

Definition: notice or perceive

Usage: She noted that someone was following her; mark my words


Main entry: find, notice, observe, detect, discover

Definition: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

Usage: She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water; We found traces of lead in the paint


Visual thesaurus for notice