Notice
 

notice
noun1.an announcement containing information about an event; "you didn't give me enough notice"; "an obituary notice"; "a notice of sale2.the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police"3.a request for payment; "the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting"[syn: notification]4.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.a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions"[syn: poster]6.polite or favorable attention; "his hard work soon attracted the teacher's notice"7.a short critical review; "the play received good notices"
verb1.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"[syn: detect]2.notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"[ant: ignore]3.make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague"[syn: comment]4.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"