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# notice

«notice» in Mova's school dictionary: **To see, hear or become aware of something: "Did you…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (notice, notices, noticed, noticing); noun (a notice, notices; notice)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To see, hear or become aware of something: "Did you notice the new sign?" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notice/#m1)

2) As a noun, a written sign or message giving information: "a notice on the board". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notice/#m2)

3) As a noun, a warning given in advance: "at short notice". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notice/#m3)

4) Attention: "take no notice". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notice/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science, noticing (observing) is the first step: notice patterns and changes. In safety: notice warning signs, strange smells, and how people or animals behave; notice the "uh-oh" feeling. Phrases: take notice, take no notice of, notice board, at short notice, until further notice.

### examples

- Did you notice the cat outside? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notice/#x1)
- I noticed my pencil was missing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notice/#x2)
- Read the notice on the door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notice/#x3)
- Take no notice of mean comments. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notice/#x4)
- Scientists notice patterns. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notice/#x5)
- Notice the signs at the pool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notice/#x6)
- The school closed at short notice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notice/#x7)
- Nobody noticed the rain had stopped. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notice/#x8)
- But St. George took no notice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notice/#x9)

### note

Keep the e in "noticed" and "noticeable". "Notice" is often more than seeing: it means paying attention. "Notice board" (British) = "bulletin board" (American).

### In the corpora

- [In the UK a strike is legal after a vote, and the disruption is deliberate so that people notice.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/4-when-work-goes-wrong/13/)
- [Children can notice it kindly, laugh about it together and sometimes help everyone keep the rules.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights/4/)
- [Bots rhyme by sound and may not notice that a rhyme sounds rude or silly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/5-hallucinations-confident-made-up-answers/19/)
- [Chatbots have a typical style, with words like "furthermore" and "in conclusion", that teachers learn to notice.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/9-the-essay-the-teacher-spotted/9/)
- [Noticing these helpers calmly, and checking them where it matters, is the grown-up way to live with them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/19-ai-in-one-ordinary-day/4/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «notice» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notice/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.