notice

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French notice, from the Latin nōtitia.

noun

1. (chiefly uncountable) The act of observing; perception.
   He took no notice of the changes, and went on as though nothing had happened.
2. (countable) A written or printed announcement.
   Shall we post a notice about the new policy?
   I always read the death notices in the paper.
3. (countable) A formal notification or warning.
   The sidewalk adjacent to the damaged bridge stonework shall be closed until further notice.
4. (chiefly uncountable) Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.
   I gave her her mandatory two weeks' notice and sacked her.
   I can't work here any longer. I'm giving notice.
5. (countable) A published critical review of a play or the like.
   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
6. (uncountable) Prior notification.
   I don't mind if you want to change the venue; just give me some notice first, OK?
7. (dated) Attention; respectful treatment; civility.

verb

1. (transitive, now rare) To remark upon; to mention.
2. (transitive) To become aware of; to observe.
   Did you notice the flowers in her yard?
   So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline? 1991, Gregory Widen, Backdraft
   [The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […]. 2013-07-20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845
3. (obsolete, transitive) To lavish attention upon; to treat (someone) favourably.
4. (intransitive) To be noticeable; to show.
   The blackness didn't notice so much when she was born; but it's unmistakeable now. 1954, Barbara Comyns, Who Was Changed And Who Was Dead, Dorothy, published 2010, page 9