Notice Meaning
/ˈnəʊ.tɪs/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of observing; perception.
nounA written or printed announcement.
Sentence Examples
Little by little, you will notice improvement in your writings.
I'm sorry we gave you such short notice of our visit.
There was a notice on the board saying the class had been cancelled.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Because she was daydreaming, she did not ____ her friend waving at her.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Did you ____ the subtle change in the lighting when the sun went behind the clouds?
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French notice, from the Latin nōtitia. Doublet of notitia.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1892, Walter Besant, “Prologue: Who is Edmund Gray?”, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 16:
"How ready is envy to mingle with the notices which we take of other persons?"
— 1741, I[saac] Watts, The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of Logick: […], London: […] James Brackstone, […], →OCLC:
"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."
— 1989, The New York Times Theater Reviews, 1920-, volume 18, page 167:
"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."
— 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]:
"Numberless are the arguments […] that men have used morally and physically, to degrade the sex. I must notice a few."
— 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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Because she was daydreaming, she did not ____ her friend waving at her.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Did you ____ the subtle change in the lighting when the sun went behind the clouds?