notice
 no·tice (nōʹtĭs)n.
1. The act of noting or observing; perception or attention:
That detail escaped my notice.
2. Respectful attention or consideration:
grateful for the teacher's notice.
3. A written or printed announcement:
a notice of sale.
4.
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.
5. A printed critical review, as of a play or book.tr.v. no·ticed, no·tic·ing, no·tic·es
1. To take notice of; observe:
noticed a figure in the doorway.
See Synonyms at see1.
2. To perceive with the mind; detect:
noticed several discrepancies.
3. To comment on; mention.
4. To treat with courteous attention.
5. To give or file a notice of:
noticed the court case for next Tuesday. [Middle English, knowledge, from Old French, from Latin nōtitia, from nōtus, known, past participle of nōscere, to get to know. See gnō- in Indo-European Roots.] noʹtic·er n.
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