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Rhymes with -əʊtɪs

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

uncountable The act of observing; perception. He took no notice of the changes, and went on as though nothing had happened.
countable A written or printed announcement. A series of notices signpost patients to the X-ray department.
countable A formal notification or warning. The sidewalk adjacent to the damaged bridge stonework shall be closed until further notice.
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.
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.
uncountable Prior notification. I don't mind if you want to change the venue; just give me some notice first, OK?
countable, dated, uncountable Attention; respectful treatment; civility.

Similar: regard

archaic, transitive To remark upon; to mention. Numberless are the arguments […] that men have used morally and physically, to degrade the sex. I must notice a few.
transitive To become aware of; to observe. Did you notice the flowers in her yard?
obsolete, transitive To lavish attention upon; to treat (someone) favourably. She would notice her; she would improve her; she would detach her from her bad acquaintance, and introduce her into good society; she would form her opinions and her manners.
intransitive To be noticeable; to show. The blackness didn't notice so much when she was born; but it's unmistakeable now.
Internet, intransitive, slur To perceive Jewish influence or responsibility. Coordinate term: pattern noticer