v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Noticed p. pr. & vb. n. Noticing ] 1. To observe; to see; to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To show that one has observed; to take public note of; remark upon; to make comments on; to refer to; as, to notice a book. [ 1913 Webster ]

This plant deserves to be noticed in this place. Tooke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Another circumstance was noticed in connection with the suggestion last discussed. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To treat with attention and civility; as, to notice strangers. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To remark; observe; perceive; see; mark; note; mind; regard; heed; mention. See Remark. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. L. notitia a being known, knowledge, fr. noscere, notum, to know. See Know. ] 1. The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note. [ 1913 Webster ]

How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons! I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express notification; announcement; warning. [ 1913 Webster ]

I . . . have given him notice that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An announcement, often accompanied by comments or remarks; as, book notices; theatrical notices. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A writing communicating information or warning. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Attention; respectful treatment; civility. [ 1913 Webster ]

To take notice of, to perceive especially; to observe or treat with particular attention. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Attention; regard; remark; note; heed; consideration; respect; civility; intelligence; advice; news. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being observed; worthy of notice; likely to attract observation; conspicuous. [ 1913 Webster ]

A noticeable man, with large gray eyes. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a noticeable manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who notices. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; back + &unr_; comely. ] (Zool.) Any one of several species of sharks of the family Notidanidae, or Hexanchidae. Called also cow sharks. See Shark. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. notification. See Notify. ] 1. The act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of making known; especially, the act of giving official notice or information to the public or to individuals, corporations, companies, or societies, by words, by writing, or by other means. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Notice given in words or writing, or by signs. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The writing which communicates information; an advertisement, or citation, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Notified p. pr. & vb. n. Notifying ] [ F. notifier, L. notificare; notus known (p. p. of noscere to known) + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Know, and -fy. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To make known; to declare; to publish; as, to notify a fact to a person. [ 1913 Webster ]

No law can bind till it be notified or promulged. Sowth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To give notice to; to inform by notice; to apprise; as, the constable has notified the citizens to meet at the city hall; the bell notifies us of the time of meeting. [ 1913 Webster ]

The President of the United States has notified the House of Representatives that he has approved and signed the act. Journal of the Senate, U. S. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This application of notify has been condemned; but it is in constant good use in the United States, and in perfect accordance with the use of certify. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of informing by words.
Syn. -- telling, apprisal, notification. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

[ L. notio, fr. noscere to know: cf. F. notion. See Know. ] 1. Mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception; more properly, a general or universal conception, as distinguishable or definable by marks or notae. [ 1913 Webster ]

What hath been generally agreed on, I content myself to assume under the notion of principles. Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Few agree in their notions about these words. Cheyne. [ 1913 Webster ]

That notion of hunger, cold, sound, color, thought, wish, or fear which is in the mind, is called the “idea” of hunger, cold, etc. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

Notion, again, signifies either the act of apprehending, signalizing, that is, the remarking or taking note of, the various notes, marks, or characters of an object which its qualities afford, or the result of that act. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A sentiment; an opinion. [ 1913 Webster ]

The extravagant notion they entertain of themselves. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

A perverse will easily collects together a system of notions to justify itself in its obliquity. J. H. Newman. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Sense; mind. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack; as, Yankee notions. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Inclination; intention; disposition; as, I have a notion to do it. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Miscellaneous small objects; sundries; -- usually referring to articles displayed together for sale. [ PJC ]