Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Notice \No"tice\, 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.
How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take
of other persons ! --I. Watts.
2. Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge
given or received; means of knowledge; express
notification; announcement; warning.
I . . . have given him notice that the Duke of
Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here. --Shak.
3. An announcement, often accompanied by comments or remarks;
as, book notices; theatrical notices.
4. A writing communicating information or warning.
5. Attention; respectful treatment; civility.
{To take notice of}, to perceive especially; to observe or
treat with particular attention.
Syn: Attention; regard; remark; note; heed; consideration;
respect; civility; intelligence; advice; news.
Notice \No"tice\, 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.
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.
This plant deserves to be noticed in this place.
--Tooke.
Another circumstance was noticed in connection with
the suggestion last discussed. --Sir W.
Hamilton.
3. To treat with attention and civility; as, to notice
strangers.
Syn: To remark; observe; perceive; see; mark; note; mind;
regard; heed; mention. See {Remark}.
Source : WordNet®
notice
n 1: an announcement containing information about a future event;
"you didn't give me enough notice"
2: the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the
notice of the police" [syn: {observation}, {observance}]
3: a request for payment; "the notification stated the grace
period and the penalties for defaulting" [syn: {notification}]
4: advance notification (usually written) of the intention to
withdraw from an arrangement or contract; "we received a
notice to vacate the premises"; "he gave notice two months
before he moved"
5: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a
poster advertised the coming attractions" [syn: {poster},
{posting}, {placard}, {bill}, {card}]
6: polite or favorable attention; "his hard work soon attracted
the teacher's notice"
7: a short critical review; "the play received good notices"
notice
v 1: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of;
"She detected high levels of lead in her drinking
water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" [syn: {detect},
{observe}, {find}, {discover}]
2: notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following
her"; "mark my words" [syn: {mark}, {note}] [ant: {ignore}]
3: make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his
colleague" [syn: {comment}, {remark}, {point out}]
4: express recognition of the presence or existence of, or
acquaintance with; "He never acknowledges his colleagues
when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged
his complement with a smile"; "it is important to
acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing" [syn:
{acknowledge}]