notice
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1.2
- noun
- /ˈnoʊtɪs/
:
atención
- The boys don't seem to be taking much notice of me.
- take notice
- escape notice
- attract notice
It escapes their notice because it's not something that we can place right in front of ourselves.
- It escapes their notice because it's not something that we can place right in front of ourselves.
Examples
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Take no notice of them.
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Such corporate behavior hasn't escaped the notice of Richard Fisher, president of the Dallas Fed.
Academic text (2011) -
Take no notice of me.
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You just have to take notice.
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"Well, you did attract a certain amount of notice," I said at last.
Fiction book (1992) -
The teacher must take notice if pupil achievement is increasing in listening skills.
Academic text (2015) -
The exhibit gained special notice in the daily papers and on Pakistan Television.
Academic text (1999) -
I took notice of a young pioneering game designer, Howard Scott Warshaw, whose games were revolutionary in their day.
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I paid close attention to the painting, and his work really came to my notice.
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She always tries to bring her friend's extraordinary talent to the notice of everyone.
Synonyms
645
6.6
Attention given to someone or something
336
3.2
Knowing about something or noticing it
211
3.0
The act of watching something to learn about it
167
2.0
Small kind acts that show interest or care
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4.1
Giving careful, quiet attention to something
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1.0
Looking at something carefully for some time to notice changes
Careful attention to what someone says or does
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Formal
An official Interpol notice that asks countries to arrest and send back a person accused of a crime
- Formal
A public message from the police asking people to help find a person for questioning or arrest
How Attentive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Notice is related to the everyday word note and comes from an old root meaning 'to know' or 'to mark'. So to take notice of someone is to 'mark' them in your mind and give them attention.