notice

A2 Topic:Senses & Perception

US /ˈnoʊ.tɪs/ UK /ˈnəʊ.tɪs/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #1175

Meanings

1

noun
Attention paid to someone or something.

They escaped the notice of the police.
2

noun
A written or printed announcement put up for people to read.

There was a notice on the door saying the shop was closed.
3

noun
A warning given in advance that something is going to happen.

You didn't give me enough notice to prepare.
4

noun
A short review of a play, book, or film.

The play received good notices in the papers.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · attention paid to someone... observation

More attention recognize regard

Opposites

ignore neglect

Word family

Forms noticednoticesnoticing

Derived forms noticeabilitynoticerunnoticeunnoticedunnoticing

Common collocations

Etymology

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

notice Middle French nōtitia Latin

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Topics

Senses & Perception

# notice

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈnoʊ.tɪs
**IPA (UK):** ˈnəʊ.tɪs
**Frequency rank:** 1175

## Meanings
1. Attention paid to someone or something.
2. A written or printed announcement put up for people to read.
3. A warning given in advance that something is going to happen.
4. A short review of a play, book, or film.

## Examples
- They escaped the notice of the police.
- There was a notice on the door saying the shop was closed.
- You didn't give me enough notice to prepare.
- The play received good notices in the papers.

## Synonyms
- attention
- recognize
- regard

## Antonyms
- ignore
- neglect

## Derived Forms
- noticeability
- noticer
- unnotice
- unnoticed
- unnoticing

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: notice
- Root: nōtitia

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

## AI Etymology
Notice was borrowed from Middle French notice, from the Latin nōtitia. Doublet of notitia. The historical chain includes Middle French notice and Latin nōtitia. Modern senses include attention paid to someone or something and a written or printed announcement put up for people to read. The wider word family includes derivatives such as noticeability, noticer, unnotice, unnoticed, and unnoticing.

## Topics
- Senses & Perception

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