notify
verb/ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ/
/ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ/
[often passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they notify | /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ/ /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it notifies | /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪz/ /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple notified | /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪd/ /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle notified | /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪd/ /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form notifying | /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- to formally or officially tell somebody about something synonym inform
- notify somebody Competition winners will be notified by post.
- You must notify us in writing if you wish to cancel your subscription.
- notify somebody of something The police must be notified of the date of the demonstration.
- notify something to somebody The date of the demonstration must be notified to the police.
- notify somebody that… Members have been notified that there will be a small increase in the fee.
Extra Examples- Changes must be notified to the chairman.
- If you see anything suspicious you should notify the police immediately.
- The family had been notified of the department's decision.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- forthwith
- immediately
- promptly
- …
- be obliged to
- be required to
- must
- …
- of
- to
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French notifier, from Latin notificare ‘make known’, from notus ‘known’ (past participle of noscere) + facere ‘make’.Want to learn more?
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