to give notice
2
4.1
- phrasal verb
- Formal
:
despedir
- I don't know where I should focus my efforts, and with a baby on the way and a day job freshly given notice, I don't have the luxury of beaucoup bucks to experiment with lots of different approaches.
Examples
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The member giving notice of a written question may request an answer within 45 days and may also ask that oral answers be provided to no more than three of his or her questions on the Order Paper.
Blog text (27) -
And so and I see Hendrika, she took one step toward phase three and she made the decision to quit and she's giving notice next week.
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Why were you given notice?
Fiction book (1991) -
At least the Republicans have been given notice that they need to have the "A" team ready for that hour.
Blog text (20) -
On December 15, he was given notice by his landlord to move out within thirty days or by January 15, at the latest.
Academic text (1991) -
Owen gave notice of dismissal to the rest, except for a skeleton crew, and delivered the children into the custody of the Philippine Child Services Division to await pickup by their parents or other relatives.
Fiction book (1991) -
A few years ago, I gave notice on the L.A. apartment where I'd lived since 1992, disposed of or gave away most of my belongings, packed up my '96 Celica convertible, and took off for an open-ended sabbatical.
Blog text (4) -
Reid Dennis gave notice to his boss that he would be leaving the company.
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After years of working at the firm, she finally gave notice to pursue another opportunity.
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Once he gave notice at his job, he felt a sense of relief and excitement for the future.
Synonyms
∞
2.8
To officially make someone leave their job
852
3.8
To stop employing someone so they lose their job
236
3.0
To force someone to leave a place, job, or group
90
5.5
To make someone stop working for a company
87
3.3
Stop employing someone because the company cannot afford them, not because of bad work
70
3.3
To remove someone from their job
46
4.4
To make someone leave a job by pressure or threats
43
3.0
Make someone leave a job or group because of a problem
37
3.5
To make someone leave their job
33
7.7
To fire someone from their job in informal speech
15
5.8
Force someone to leave a job or organization suddenly
12
7.4
To stop someone from working at their job, usually because of bad work or behavior
5
6.5
To give someone an official written letter telling them about a change or end of an agreement
4
7.9
Make someone leave quickly and forcefully
1
5.2
To make someone leave their job, often as punishment or during job cuts
To stop employing someone, often suddenly as punishment
To tell someone they must leave their job
To suddenly end someone's job or a relationship, often without warning
Antonyms
How Severe
∞
2.8
- UK
37
3.5
- Formal
90
5.5
70
3.3
- Formal
2
4.1
87
3.3
852
3.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from 'give' (to present or deliver) + 'notice' (an official written or formal statement); a learner who knows both words can infer it means to formally inform someone about a change in employment status. This verb + noun composition is common cross-linguistically and the specific employment sense is recoverable from context, so it is readily understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Give notice can also come from the scene of a boss handing a written notice that a worker's job will end, with give as the act of handing and notice as the formal letter. So, it means 'to tell someone their job is ending'.