notify
English meaning: Notify
Definition
To give (someone) notice (of some event).
Example
“Once a decision has been reached and notified to the parties it becomes binding.”
Another example: “Please notify the office of any change of address.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A neutral-to-formal verb meaning to inform someone formally of something, often in writing or officially ('notify the authorities', 'please notify us'). Common in administrative, legal, and customer contexts. Usually followed by a person and 'of' or 'that'.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Old French 'notifier', from Latin 'notificare' (to make known), from 'notus' (known) plus 'facere' (to make); entered English in the 14th century.
Synonyms
- inform
- advise
- alert
- apprise
- tell
Antonyms / Opposites
- conceal
- withhold
Related Words
- notification
- alight
- outcomes
- notified
- timely
- achievement
- parent
- inform
- nyc
Common Collocations
- notify the police
- please notify
- notify in writing
- notify immediately
- notify the authorities
- failed to notify
Word Forms
notify (v); notified; notifies; notifying; notification (n)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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- English
- English
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