- 1[intransitive, transitive] to see or hear someone or something; to become aware of someone or something People were making fun of him but he didn't seem to notice. notice somebody/something The first thing I noticed about the room was the smell. notice (that)… I couldn't help noticing (that) she was wearing a wig. notice how, what, etc… Did you notice how Rachel kept looking at her watch? notice somebody/something do something I noticed them come in. notice somebody/something doing something I didn't notice him leaving.
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pay attention - 2[transitive] notice somebody/something to pay attention to someone or something She wears those strange clothes just to get herself noticed. Thesaurusnotice
- note
- detect
- observe
- witness
- notice to see, hear, or become aware of someone or something; to pay attention to someone or something:The first thing I noticed about the room was the smell.
- note (somewhat formal) to notice or pay careful attention to something:Please note (that) the office will be closed on Monday. This word is very common in business English:Note that the prices do not include sales tax.
- detect to discover or notice something, especially something that is not easy to see, hear, etc.:The tests are designed to detect the disease early.
- observe (formal) to see or notice someone or something:Let me know if you observe any changes in his behavior. The police observed a van leaving the parking lot.
- witness (somewhat formal) to see something happen:Police have asked anyone who witnessed the robbery to contact them.
- to notice/note/detect/observe that/how/what/where/who…
- to notice/observe/witness something happen/somebody do something
notice
verbNAmE//ˈnoʊt̮əs//
(not usually used in the progressive tenses)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they notice he / she / it notices
past simple noticed
-ing form noticing
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