notify

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English

Etymology

From Middle English notifien, a borrowing from Old French notifier, notefiier.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/
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Verb

notify (third-person singular simple present notifies, present participle notifying, simple past and past participle notified)

  1. (transitive) To give (someone) notice (of some event).
    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.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To make (something) known.
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To make note of (something).

Usage notes

As illustrated by the two examples of use, the direct object of the verb can either be the party to which notice is given, or the event of which notice is given.

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References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “notify”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “notify”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  3. ^ “notify”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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