notify
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++no·ti·fy /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ $ ˈnoʊ-/ ●○○ verb (notified, notifying, notifies) [transitive] IDEAto formally or officially tell someone about something 〔正式地〕通知，告知 SYN informnotify somebody of something You will be notified of any changes in the system. 系统中有任何变化都会通知你。notify somebody that In August we were notified that our article had been rejected. 8月份我们接到通知，说我们的文章不予采用。► see thesaurus at tell→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
notify• Passengers are requested to notify a member of staff if they see suspicious packages.• Winners will be notified by April 15 and will be allowed to bring three guests.• You will be notified if a longer delay is expected.• If any further casualties are located, the statement said, family members will be notified immediately.• Staff were notified several months in advance that they would be losing their jobs.• He simply notified the attorney general of a threat to the public peace and asked him to enforce federal law.• Only six such groups are allowed into the centres after notifying the authorities, and then only eight times a year.• Police notified the boy's parents of his death immediately.• Have you notified the police?• It uses icons to notify the user of background mail activity.• We have to be sure to notify them when we move.• The prison agency also notified victims by mail when a convict was released from prison.notify somebody of something• The security company notified residents about the changes.From Longman Business Dictionarynotifyno‧ti‧fy /ˈnəʊtəfaɪˈnoʊ-/ verb (past tense and past participle notified) [transitive] to tell someone something officially or formally, usually by writing to themThe company notified about 110 employees they would lose their jobs because of the planned closure.notify somebody of somethingCustomers affected by this change are being notified of their options by letter. —notification noun [countable, uncountable]You can ask for notification in writing if you wish.The goods may be assembled in the UK, provided the above notification is sent to Customs.→ See Verb tableOrigin notify (1300-1400) Old French notifier, from Late Latin notificare, from Latin notus; → NOTICE2no·ti·fy verbChineseSyllable
formally Business tell Corpus officially or someone about something to
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no‧ti‧fy /ˈnəʊtəfaɪ, ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ $ ˈnoʊ-/
verb (past tense and past participle notified, present participle notifying, third person singular notifies) [transitive]
SYN inform
notify somebody of something
You will be notified of any changes in the system.
notify somebody that
In August we were notified that our article had been rejected.
■ to officially tell someone
▪inform to officially tell someone about something: Do you think we ought to inform the police? | Doctors should inform patients about the possible side effects of any drugs they prescribe.
▪announce to tell people publicly and officially about something: The university chancellor announced his resignation on Friday. | It was announced that the company had made a profit of $6 billion.
▪report to officially tell someone about something that has happened: She was able to report that the project was nearly finished.
▪notify formal to tell someone officially about something that has happened or that is planned to happen: Staff were notified several months in advance that they would be losing their jobs.
no‧ti‧fy /ˈnəʊtəfaɪ, ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ $ ˈnoʊ-/
verb (past tense and past participle notified, present participle notifying, third person singular notifies) [transitive] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: notifier, from Late Latin notificare, from Latin notus; ⇨ notice2
to formally or officially tell someone about something Language: Old French
Origin: notifier, from Late Latin notificare, from Latin notus; ⇨ notice2
SYN inform
notify somebody of something
notify somebody that
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