notice
1. an announcement containing information about an event (Freq. 8)
- you didn't give me enough notice
- an obituary notice
• Derivationally related forms:
notify
• Hypernyms:
announcement, promulgation
• Hyponyms:
caveat, obituary, obit, necrology
2. the act of noticing or paying attention (Freq. 3)
- he escaped the notice of the police
• Syn:
observation, observance
• Derivationally related forms:
observant (for: observance), observe (for: observance), observe (for: observation)
• Hypernyms:
attention, attending
• Hyponyms:
mind, remark
3. a request for payment (Freq. 2)
- the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting
• Syn:
notification
• Derivationally related forms:
notify, notify (for: notification)
• Hypernyms:
request, asking
4. advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract (Freq. 1)
- we received a notice to vacate the premises
- he gave notice two months before he moved
• Hypernyms:
telling, apprisal, notification
• Hyponyms:
dismissal, dismission, pink slip
5. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement (Freq. 1)
- a poster advertised the coming attractions
• Syn:
poster, posting, placard, bill, card
• Derivationally related forms:
bill (for: bill), placard (for: placard), post (for: posting), post (for: poster)
• Hypernyms:
sign
• Hyponyms:
show bill, show card, theatrical poster, flash card, flashcard
6. polite or favorable attention (Freq. 1)
- his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice
• Hypernyms:
attention, attending
7. a short critical review
- the play received good notices
• Hypernyms:
review, critique, critical review, review article
1. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of (Freq. 39)
- She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water
- We found traces of lead in the paint
• Syn:
detect, observe, find, discover
• Derivationally related forms:
discoverer (for: discover), discovery (for: discover), find (for: find), finder (for: find), finding (for: find), observable (for: observe), observant (for: observe), observer (for: observe), observation (for: observe), observance (for: observe), detection (for: detect), detector (for: detect), detecting (for: detect)
• Hypernyms:
spy, sight
• Hyponyms:
find out, catch out, sense, instantiate, trace, see
• Verb Group:
discover, find
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
2. notice or perceive (Freq. 19)
- She noted that someone was following her
- mark my words
• Syn:
mark, note
• Ant:
ignore
• Derivationally related forms:
mark (for: mark), noticeable, noticer
• Hyponyms:
take notice
• Entailment:
perceive, comprehend
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
3. make or write a comment on (Freq. 1)
- he commented the paper of his colleague
• Syn:
comment, remark, point out
• Derivationally related forms:
remark (for: remark), commentary (for: comment), comment (for: comment)
• Hypernyms:
note, observe, mention, remark
• Hyponyms:
knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart, wisecrack,
kibitz, kibbitz
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s (for: comment)
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE (for: comment)
4. 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 the work of others in one's own writing
• Syn:
acknowledge
• Derivationally related forms:
acknowledgment (for: acknowledge)
• Hypernyms:
react, respond
• Hyponyms:
mention, cite
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
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