notify
to inform (someone) or give notice to: to notify the police of a crime.
Chiefly British. to make known; give information of: The sale was notified in the newspapers.
Origin of notify
1Other words for notify
Other words from notify
- no·ti·fi·a·ble, adjective
- no·ti·fi·er, noun
- pre·no·ti·fy, verb (used with object), pre·no·ti·fied, pre·no·ti·fy·ing.
- re·no·ti·fy, verb (used with object), re·no·ti·fied, re·no·ti·fy·ing.
- un·no·ti·fied, adjective
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How to use notify in a sentence
For the first time, Illinois is also monitoring restraint and timeout, with schools required to notify state officials within 48 hours of using the measure.
The company did not specify when it will resume allowing such, only saying it will notify advertisers when it does.
Facebook tightens rules on political posts and ads as the presidential election nears | Danielle Abril | October 7, 2020 | FortuneDominant tech companies should also be required to notify enforcers of all transactions.
House panel proposes largest antitrust reforms in decades to rein in Big Tech | kdunn6 | October 7, 2020 | FortuneIt will notify “customers when we can if their flight is fairly full and give them the option to change it”—though you pay the price difference for a new ticket.
To retain customers, businesses need to make them feel as safe as possible. Here’s how | jakemeth | October 2, 2020 | FortuneThey also took the unusual step of notifying FHFA, their regulator, of the transaction, the timeline shows.
The Kushners’ Freddie Mac Loan Wasn’t Just Massive. It Came With Unusually Good Terms, Too. | by Heather Vogell | October 1, 2020 | ProPublica
They left the university grounds at dawn on Feb. 20 without notifying the board.
She was busily engaged notifying the hour of a very important German lesson to be given by a professor who came from town.
Betty Vivian | L. T. MeadeThis incident made us somewhat more cautious about leaving the camp, without notifying the guard.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XXX | Joel PalmerThe office would be notifying the police now to conduct an immediate search for the missing aircar.
Novice | James H. SchmitzMr. Graham evidently knew, and knowing had supplied his place without deeming him worth the trouble of notifying, even.
The Dreamer | Mary Newton StanardHandbills were issued, notifying the "Mohawks" to hold themselves in readiness for active work.
Tea Leaves | Various
British Dictionary definitions for notify
/ (ˈnəʊtɪˌfaɪ) /
to inform; tell
mainly British to draw attention to; make known; announce
Origin of notify
1Derived forms of notify
- notifier, noun
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