notify

[noh-tuh-fahy]

verb (used with object)

notified, notifying 

1. to inform (someone) or give notice to.

   to notify the police of a crime.

   Synonyms: tell, advise, apprise

2. Chiefly British.,  to make known; give information of.

   The sale was notified in the newspapers.

notify

/ ˈnəʊtɪˌfaɪ /

verb

1. to inform; tell

2. to draw attention to; make known; announce

Other Word Forms

• notifiable adjective
• notifier noun
• prenotify verb (used with object)
• renotify verb (used with object)
• unnotified adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of notify¹

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English notifien, from Middle French notifier, from Latin nōtificāre, from (g)nōt(us), past participle of (g)nōscere “to come to know” ( know ¹ ) + -ificāre -ify

Word History and Origins

Origin of notify¹

C14: from Old French notifier, from Latin notificāre to make known, from nōtus known + facere to make

Example Sentences

Google notified the California Employment Development Department on Monday that it will lay off 50 workers in Sunnyvale, according to a notice obtained by The Times.

From Los Angeles Times

Citizenship and Immigration Services would have notified Marques May that there was a removal order issued for her and directed her on how to get it resolved.

From Los Angeles Times

“If you have been contacted, please notify our office immediately,” the text read.

From Los Angeles Times

The ruling also said the gowns lacked the "notified body number" required to mark them as sterilised, and that Medpro had provided no evidence such a process had taken place.

From BBC

The residents in West Altadena questioned why the street wasn’t lined with “No Parking” signs typically in place during tree trimmings and why they weren’t notified about the work.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• advise 
• alert 
• announce 
• apprise 
• brief 
• caution 
• declare 
• disclose 
• give 
• reveal 
• suggest 
• telephone 
• tell 
• warn