Notice word meaning and definition

[noun] the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police"
[noun] polite or favorable attention; "his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice"
[noun] a short critical review; "the play received good notices"
[noun] an announcement containing information about a future event; "you didn't give me enough notice"
[noun] a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"
[noun] a request for payment; "the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting"
[noun] advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement or contract; "we received a notice to vacate the premises"; "he gave notice two months before he moved"
[verb] make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague"
[verb] express recognition of the presence or existence of, or acquaintance with; "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 thw work of others in one's own writing"
[verb] notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"
[verb] discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

\No"tice\, n. [F., fr. L. notitia a being known, knowledge, fr. noscere, notum, to know. See {Know}.] 1. The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note. How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons ! --I. Watts. 2. Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express notification; announcement; warning. I . . . have given him notice that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here. --Shak. 3. An announcement, often accompanied by comments or remarks; as, book notices; theatrical notices. 4. A writing communicating information or warning. 5. Attention; respectful treatment; civility. {To take notice of}, to perceive especially; to observe or treat with particular attention. Syn: Attention; regard; remark; note; heed; consideration; respect; civility; intelligence; advice; news.
\No"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Noticed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Noticing}.] 1. To observe; to see to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to. 2. To show that one has observed; to take public note of; remark upon; to make comments on; to refer to; as, to notice a book. This plant deserves to be noticed in this place. --Tooke. Another circumstance was noticed in connection with the suggestion last discussed. --Sir W. Hamilton. 3. To treat with attention and civility; as, to notice strangers. Syn: To remark; observe; perceive; see; mark; note; mind; regard; heed; mention. See {Remark}.

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