notice
/ˈnoʊ.tɪs/ noun A2- The act of observing; perception. · He took no notice of the changes, and went on as though nothing had happened.
- A written or printed announcement. · A series of notices signpost patients to the X-ray department.· A notice was attached to the building reminding the residents about the five hour water shortage that was happening today.
- A formal notification or warning. · The sidewalk adjacent to the damaged bridge stonework shall be closed until further notice.
- Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa. · I gave her her mandatory two weeks' notice and sacked her.· I can't work here any longer. I'm giving notice.
- A published critical review of a play or the like.
- Prior notification. · I don't mind if you want to change the venue; just give me some notice first, OK?
- Attention; respectful treatment; civility.
Plural notices
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The shotgun is a strange weapon to use inside a house; but he had intended to use it outside, and there it has very obvious advantages, as it would be impossible to miss with it, and the sound of shots is so common in an English sporting neighbourhood that no particular notice would be taken.”
Dorothy was thinking so earnestly as they walked along that she did not notice when the Scarecrow stumbled into a hole and rolled over to the side of the road.
For a long time the Farmer, brandishing an empty sling, chased them away by the terror he inspired; but when the birds found that the sling was only swung in the air, they ceased to take any notice of it and would not move.
Was Douglas, from what we hear of his fearless character, a man who would be likely to give up his wedding ring at such short notice, or could we conceive of his giving it up at all?
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