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Alternative forms

not. (abbreviation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French notice, from the Latin nōtitia. Doublet of notitia.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnəʊtɪs/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnoʊtɪs/, [ˈnoʊɾɪs]
Audio (US): (file)
Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -əʊtɪs, (General American) -oʊtɪs
Hyphenation: no‧tice

Noun

notice (countable and uncountable, plural notices)

(chiefly uncountable) The act of observing; perception.
He took no notice of the changes, and went on as though nothing had happened.
- 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 16:
  Athelstan Arundel walked home […], foaming and raging. […] He walked the whole way, walking through crowds, and under the noses of dray-horses, carriage-horses, and cart-horses, without taking the least notice of them.
- 1741, I[saac] Watts, The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of Logick: […], London: […] James Brackstone, […], →OCLC:
  How ready is envy to mingle with the notices which we take of other persons?
(countable) A written or printed announcement.
Shall we post a notice about the new policy?

I always read the death notices in the paper.
(countable) A formal notification or warning.
The sidewalk adjacent to the damaged bridge stonework shall be closed until further notice.
(chiefly uncountable) Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.
I gave her her mandatory two weeks' notice and sacked her.

I can't work here any longer. I'm giving notice.
(countable) A published critical review of a play or the like.
- 1989, The New York Times Theater Reviews, 1920-, volume 18, page 167:
  The first-night audience, yes. The first-night reviewers, not exactly. The notices have so far been mixed, only The Financial Times having delivered itself of an unequivocal rave.
(uncountable) Prior notification.
I don't mind if you want to change the venue; just give me some notice first, OK?
- c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
  I have been with your father and given him notice that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here with him this night.
(dated) Attention; respectful treatment; civility.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

Translations

act of observing

Albanian: Vëre
Bulgarian: забелязване n (zabeljazvane)
Catalan: atenció (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 注意 (zh) (zhùyì)
Dutch: opmerken (nl)
Finnish: huomio (fi), havainto (fi); huomata (fi), havaita (fi) (to take notice)
French: remarquer (fr)
Greek: παρατήρηση (el) f (paratírisi)
Hindi: पर्यवेक्षण (hi) (paryavekṣaṇ), निरीक्षण (hi) (nirīkṣaṇ)
Hungarian: tudomás (hu), figyelem (hu), figyelembevétel (hu), észrevétel (hu)
Italian: percezione (it)
Malayalam: നിരീക്ഷണം (ml) (nirīkṣaṇaṁ)
Persian: ملاحظه (fa) (molāheze)
Portuguese: percepção (pt) f (Brazil), perceção f (Portugal)
Romanian: observare (ro) f, percepere (ro) f
Scottish Gaelic: fios m, aire f
Serbo-Croatian: zapažanje (sh)
Spanish: notación (es) f

written or printed announcement

Belarusian: паведамле́нне n (pavjedamljénnje), аб'я́ва f (abʺjáva)
Bhojpuri: सूचना (sūcᵊnā)
Bulgarian: обявле́ние (bg) n (objavlénie), обя́ва (bg) f (objáva), ано́нс (bg) m (anóns)
Catalan: anunci (ca) m, nota (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 公告 (zh) (gōnggào)
Czech: oznámení (cs) n
Danish: notits (da) c
Dutch: kennisgeving (nl)
Esperanto: afiŝo, anonco, avizo (eo)
Finnish: ilmoitus (fi)
French: notification (fr) f
German: Bekanntmachung (de) f
Greek: ανακοίνωση (el) f (anakoínosi), κοινοποίηση (el) f (koinopoíisi)
Ancient: προγραφή f (prographḗ)
Hindi: विज्ञप्ति (hi) (vijñapti), सूचना (hi) (sūcnā)
Hungarian: közlemény (hu), tájékoztató (hu), értesítés (hu), bejelentés (hu)
Ingrian: poveska
Irish: fógra m, fógraí m pl
Italian: notifica (it)
Japanese: 通知 (ja) (つうち, tsūchi), 知らせ (ja) (しらせ, shirase)
Kazakh: ескертпе (eskertpe)
Korean: 통지(通知) (ko) (tongji)
Malayalam: നോട്ടീസ് (ml) (nōṭṭīsŭ)
Maori: pānui, whakaaturanga, kupu whakaatu
Polish: awizo (pl) n (in regards to mail), awizacja f (in regards to mail)
Portuguese: aviso (pt) m
Romagnol: avìș m
Romanian: înștiințare (ro) f, aviz (ro) n,
Russian: объявле́ние (ru) n (obʺjavlénije), уведомле́ние (ru) n (uvedomlénije)
Slovak: oznámenie n
Spanish: anuncio (es) m
Swahili: notisi (sw), tangazo (sw)
Swedish: meddelande (sv) n
Tagalog: patalastas
Tamil: அறிவிப்பு (ta) (aṟivippu)
Ukrainian: об'я́ва f (obʺjáva), оголо́шення (uk) n (oholóšennja), повідо́млення n (povidómlennja), спові́щення (spovíščennja)

formal notification or warning

Albanian: afishë f
Bulgarian: изве́стие (bg) n (izvéstie)
Catalan: avís (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: (notify in advance) 提前通知 (tíqián tōngzhī)
Czech: výpověď (cs) f
Danish: advarsel (da) c
Dutch: verwittiging (nl)
Esperanto: averto
Finnish: ilmoitus (fi), huomautus (fi), tiedonanto (fi), varoitus (fi); toistaiseksi (fi) (until further notice)
French: avis (fr) m
German: Benachrichtigung (de) f, Mitteilung (de) f
Hungarian: (informative, neutral) tájékoztatás (hu), értesítés (hu), közlemény (hu), hirdetmény (hu), felhívás (hu), (warning) figyelmeztetés (hu), felszólítás (hu)
Ingrian: poveska
Irish: fógra m
Italian: avviso (it), comunicazione (it)
Malayalam: താക്കീത് (ml) (tākkītŭ), നോട്ടീസ് (ml) (nōṭṭīsŭ)
Portuguese: notificação (pt) f
Romagnol: avìș m
Romanian: notificare (ro) f, aviz (ro) n, avertisment (ro) n
Russian: уведомле́ние (ru) n (uvedomlénije), извеще́ние (ru) n (izveščénije)
Spanish: comunicación (es) f, notificación (es) f, aviso (es) m, avisamiento m (disused), membrete (es) m (rare)
Swahili: notisi (sw), tangazo (sw)
Ukrainian: спові́щення n (spovíščennja)

notification of termination of employment

Catalan: acomiadament m (by employer), dimissió (ca) f (by employee)
Danish: opsigelse c (terminating employment from either side), opsigelsesfrist c (legal delay until the termination takes effect)
Dutch: vooropzeg (nl)
Finnish: irtisanoa (fi) (to give notice from employer's side); irtisanoutua (fi) (to give notice from employee's side); irtisanomisaika (fi) (period of the notice), irtisanomisilmoitus
French: préavis (fr) m
German: Kündigungsfrist (de) f, Kündigung (de) f
Hungarian: (act) felmondás (hu), (period) felmondási idő (hu), (letter) felmondólevél (hu)
Italian: preavviso (it)
Malayalam: നോട്ടീസ് (ml) (nōṭṭīsŭ)
Polish: wymówienie n
Portuguese: aviso prévio (pt)

published critical review

Bulgarian: реце́нзия (bg) f (recénzija)
Catalan: ressenya (ca) f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 評論 / 评论 (zh) (pínglùn)
Dutch: kritiek (nl)
Finnish: arvostelu (fi)
Hungarian: kritika (hu), recenzió (hu)
Russian: реце́нзия (ru) f (recénzija)

prior notification

Bulgarian: съобще́ние (bg) n (sǎobšténie)
Danish: besked c
Dutch: bescheid (nl)
Finnish: ennakkoilmoitus, tieto (fi); kertoa etukäteen (to give notice)
French: préavis (fr) m
German: Bescheid (de)
Greek: προειδοποίηση (el) f (proeidopoíisi)
Hungarian: előzetes értesítés
Italian: preavviso (it)
Russian: сообще́ние (ru) n (soobščénije)
Swedish: besked (sv) n

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.]
- 1791 (date written), Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: With Strictures on Political and Moral Subjects, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], published 1792, →OCLC:
  Numberless are the arguments […] that men have used morally and physically, to degrade the sex. I must notice a few.
(transitive) To become aware of; to observe. [from 17th c.]
Did you notice the flowers in her yard?
- 1991, Gregory Widen, Backdraft:
  So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?
- 2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:
  [The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […].
(obsolete, transitive) To lavish attention upon; to treat (someone) favourably. [17th–19th c.]
- 1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter 3, in Emma: […], volume I, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC:
  She would notice her; she would improve her; she would detach her from her bad acquaintance, and introduce her into good society; she would form her opinions and her manners.
(intransitive) To be noticeable; to show. [from 20th c.]
- 1954, Barbara Comyns, Who Was Changed And Who Was Dead, Dorothy, published 2010, page 9:
  The blackness didn't notice so much when she was born; but it's unmistakeable now.

Synonyms

recognize

Antonyms

Translations

(now rare in English) to remark upon — see also remark,‎ mention

Arabic: لَاحَظَ (lāḥaẓa)
Belarusian: заўважа́ць impf (zaŭvažácʹ), заўва́жыць pf (zaŭvážycʹ)
Bulgarian: отбеля́звам (bg) impf (otbeljázvam), отбеле́жа pf (otbeléža)
Catalan: fixar-se en, notar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 理會 / 理会 (zh) (lǐhuì), 注意 (zh) (zhùyì)
Czech: všímat si impf, všimnout si pf
Danish: bemærke (da)
Dutch: opmerken (nl), merken (nl)
Estonian: märkama
Finnish: huomata (fi), panna merkille
French: remarquer (fr)
Galician: deñar (gl), catar (gl), reparar (gl), fitar (gl)
German: bemerken (de), merken (de)
Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌿𐌼𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gaumjan)
Greek: παρατηρώ (el) (paratiró), προσέχω (el) (prosécho), αντιλαμβάνομαι (el) (antilamvánomai)
Ancient: ἐνθυμέομαι (enthuméomai)
Hebrew: שָׂם לֵב (he) (sam lev)
Hungarian: megemlít (hu), megjegyez (hu)
Icelandic: taka eftir
Irish: tabhair faoi deara
Italian: notare (it)
Japanese: 気付く (ja) (きづく, kizuku), 認める (ja) (みとめる, mitomeru), 注目する (ja) (ちゅうもくする, chūmoku suru), 認知する (ja) (にんちする, ninchi suru)
Latin: animum advertō, aspicio (la), conspicio
Malayalam: സൂചിപ്പിക്കുക (ml) (sūcippikkuka)
Maore Comorian: umaizi
Old English: ġīeman
Persian: متوجه شدن (fa) (motavajje šodan)
Polish: zauważać (pl) impf, zauważyć (pl) pf
Portuguese: notar (pt), ver (pt), perceber (pt)
Russian: замеча́ть (ru) impf (zamečátʹ), заме́тить (ru) pf (zamétitʹ)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: примећи́вати impf, примјећи́вати impf, приме́тити pf, примије́тити pf

Roman: primećívati impf, primjećívati impf, primétiti (sh) pf, primijétiti (sh) pf
Slovak: všímať si impf, všimnúť si pf
Spanish: advertir (es), notar (es)
Swedish: notera (sv), observera (sv), uppfatta (sv), förnimma (sv), märka (sv), lägga märke till (sv)
Ukrainian: поміча́ти impf (pomičáty), помі́тити pf (pomítyty), завва́жувати impf (zavvážuvaty), завва́жити pf (zavvážyty)

to become aware of — see also realize

Arabic: لَاحَظَ (lāḥaẓa), اِنْتَبَهَ (intabaha)
Assamese: ধৰা পেলোৱা (dhora pelüa)
Belarusian: заўважа́ць impf (zaŭvažácʹ), заўва́жыць pf (zaŭvážycʹ)
Bulgarian: забеля́звам (bg) impf (zabeljázvam), забеле́жа pf (zabeléža)
Catalan: adonar-se (ca)
Cherokee: ᎠᏕᎶᎣᏍᎦ (adeloosga)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 注意 (zh) (zhùyì)
Czech: všímat si impf, všimnout si pf
Danish: bemærke (da)
Dutch: merken (nl), bemerken (nl), opmerken (nl)
Esperanto: rimarki, percepti
Estonian: täheldama
Finnish: huomata (fi), äkätä (fi) (informal)
French: s'apercevoir (fr), remarquer (fr)
Galician: reparar (gl), viscar, albiscar (gl)
German: bemerken (de), feststellen (de)
Greek: διακρίνω (el) (diakríno), παρατηρώ (el) (paratiró), προσέχω (el) (prosécho)
Hebrew: שָׂם לֵב (he) (sam lev)
Hindi: ध्यान देना (dhyān denā)
Hungarian: észrevesz (hu), felfigyel (hu), feltűnik (hu)
Ingrian: hoomata
Italian: osservare (it), accorgersi (it)
Japanese: 気付く (ja) (きづく, kizuku)
Korean: 알아차리다 (ko) (aracharida), 깨닫다 (ko) (kkaedatda)
Latin: animadverto (la)
Macedonian: забележува impf (zabeležuva), забележи pf (zabeleži)
Malay: perasan
Maori: aro
Northern Sami: fuomášit
Norwegian:
Bokmål: bemerke (no)
Nǀuu: nǀii, nǀee
Old English: ġīeman
Persian: متوجه شدن (fa) (motavajje šodan), ملاحظه کردن
Polish: zauważać (pl) impf, zauważyć (pl) pf
Portuguese: notar (pt), ver (pt), perceber (pt), dar por isso, reparar (pt)
Romanian: băga de seamă, observa (ro)
Russian: замеча́ть (ru) impf (zamečátʹ), заме́тить (ru) pf (zamétitʹ)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: запа́жати impf, за̀пазити pf, опа́жати impf, о̀пазити pf, примећи́вати impf, примјећи́вати impf, приме́тити pf, примије́тити pf

Roman: zapážati (sh) impf, zàpaziti (sh) pf, opážati (sh) impf, òpaziti (sh) pf, primećívati impf, primjećívati impf, primétiti (sh) pf, primijétiti (sh) pf
Sicilian: addunàrisi (scn)
Slovak: všímať si impf, všimnúť si pf
Slovene: opažati impf, opaziti pf
Spanish: percatarse / coscarse / apiolarse / apercibirse [de], darse cuenta [de], fijarse / reparar [en], notar (es), percatar [que] (intransitive, old-fashioned), percibir (es), percatar (es) (transitive, disused), apercibir (es)
Swedish: tänka på, lägga märke till (sv)
Tajik: дида мондан (dida mondan)
Thai: สังเกต (th) (sǎng-gèet)
Turkish: farkına varmak (tr), farketmek (tr)
Ukrainian: поміча́ти impf (pomičáty), помі́тити pf (pomítyty)
Vietnamese: nhận thấy (vi)
Volapük: konstatön

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Dutch: (2) inzien (nl)
Ido: ^{(please verify)} remarkar (io)
Korean: ^{(please verify)} 주의하다 (ko) (juuihada)

Anagrams

conite, ecotin, neotic, noetic

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nōtitia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɔ.tis/
Audio: (file)

Noun

notice f (plural notices)

A set of instructions for that the assembling, functions, & maintenance of an appliance.
Avez-vous lu la notice avant de monter le meuble?
Did you read the instructions before building the item [of furniture]?
(by extension) A short summary of a work or body of works.
An explicatory text that introduces a work; a preface or introduction.
(obsolete) A news article.

References

“notice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

References

“notice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.