notify

English

Etymology

From Middle English notifien, a borrowing from Old French notifier, notefiier.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

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). [from mid-15th c.]
    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. [late 14c.] [2] [3]
  3. (obsolete, transitive) To make note of (something).[2]

Usage notes

As illustrated by the usage examples, 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 (2001–2026), “notify”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “notify”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
  3. ^ “notify”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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