notice
an announcement containing information about an event
How often you will meet it
Rank 947 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 19,396 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.009% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- an announcement containing information about an event you didn't give me enough noticean obituary notice
- the act of noticing or paying attention also: observation, observance he escaped the notice of the police
- a request for payment also: notification the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting
- advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract we received a notice to vacate the premiseshe gave notice two months before he moved
- a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement also: poster, posting, placard, bill, card a poster advertised the coming attractions
- polite or favorable attention his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice
verb
- discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of also: detect, observe, find, discover She detected high levels of lead in her drinking waterWe found traces of lead in the paint
notice in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Mrs. Inglethorp, however, seemed to notice nothing unusual.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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You do look pale; I am ashamed of myself that I didn't notice it sooner.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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But he took more notice of Lady Agatha Slade than of any one else that evening.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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These ladies, Miss Gascoigne and Miss Grey, had neither called upon nor taken the least notice of Miss Oakley.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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I haven't got anything to say, so's you'd notice it, except that I'll be blamed if I see how this is true.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1