1. (

• notice ,

) an announcement containing information about an event; "you didn't give me enough notice"; "an obituary notice"; "a notice of sale" ;

2. (

• notice ,
• observation ,
• observance

) the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police" ;

3. (

• notification ,
• notice ,

) a request for payment; "the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting" ;

4. (

• notice ,

) advance notification (usually written) of the intention to withdraw from an arrangement of contract; "we received a notice to vacate the premises"; "he gave notice two months before he moved" ;

5. (

• poster ,
• posting ,
• placard ,
• notice ,
• bill ,
• card ,

) a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" ;

6. (

• notice ,

) polite or favorable attention; "his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice" ;

7. (

• notice ,

) a short critical review; "the play received good notices" ;

1. (

• detect ,
• observe ,
• find ,
• discover ,
• notice ,

) 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" ;

2. (

• notice ,
• mark ,
• note

) notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words" ;

3. (

• comment ,
• notice ,
• remark ,
• point_out ,

) make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague" ;

4. (

• notice ,
• acknowledge ,

) 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" ;