notice

Universal Words noun, verb noun paying attention 1 [U] the fact of sb paying attention to sb/sth or knowing about sth: Don't take any notice of what you read in the papers. * Take no notice of what he says. * These protests have really made the government sit up and take notice (= realize the importance of the situation). * It was Susan who brought the problem to my notice (= told me about it). * Normally, the letter would not have come to my notice (= I would not have known about it). * (formal) It will not have escaped your notice that there have been some major changes in the company. giving information 2 [C] a sheet of paper giving written or printed information, usually put in a public place: There was a notice on the board saying the class had been cancelled. * A public notice about the planned development was pinned to the wall. 3 [C] a board or sign giving information, an instruction or a warning: a notice saying 'Keep off the Grass' announcing sth 4 [C] a small advertisement or ANNOUNCEMENT in a newspaper or magazine: notices of births, marriages and deaths 5 [C] a short ANNOUNCEMENT made at the beginning or end of a church service, a meeting, etc: There are just two notices this week. warning 6 [U] information or a warning given in advance of sth that is going to happen: You must give one month's notice. * Prices may be altered without notice. * The bar is closed until further notice (= until you are told that it is open again). * You are welcome to come and stay as long as you give us plenty of notice. when leaving job / house 7 [U] a formal letter or statement saying that you will or must leave your job or house at the end of a particular period of time: He has handed in his notice. * They gave her two weeks' notice. * Tenants must give written notice to the landlord of their intention to move out of the property. * Dozens of families on the estate have been give notice to quit (= told to leave their homes). * 500 workers have been issued with redundancy notices. * We received an eviction notice today. review of book / play 8 [C] a short article in a newspaper or magazine, giving an opinion about a book, play, etc: The play got good notices in the national press. IDIOMS at short notice