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notify

/ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/ verb B2
  1. To give (someone) notice (of some event). (transitive) · The dispatcher immediately notified the volunteer fire department of the emergency call.· Once a decision has been reached and notified to the parties it becomes binding.

He/she/it notifies · Past notified · Past participle notified · -ing form notifying

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Verb forms

Base form
notify
He/she/it
notifies
Past
notified
Past participle
notified
-ing form
notifying

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White Mason, the local officer, was a personal friend, and hence MacDonald had been notified much more promptly than is usual at Scotland Yard when provincials need their assistance.
The Valley of Fear, p. 19 · C1
It is not illegal, however, to keep a lunatic upon private premises so long as there is a qualified person in attendance and that the authorities have been duly notified.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 27 · B2
I notified the agency yesterday afternoon to send over a few samples this morning.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 17 · C1
“Ah, you are laughing at me; send tomorrow at twelve, and the bank shall be notified.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1034 · C1

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