notice
part of speech
verb (notice, notices, noticed, noticing); noun (a notice, notices; notice)
meaning for a pupil
1) To see, hear or become aware of something: "Did you notice the new sign?" tree →
2) As a noun, a written sign or message giving information: "a notice on the board". tree →
3) As a noun, a warning given in advance: "at short notice". tree →
4) Attention: "take no notice". tree →
sense in the lessons
In science, noticing (observing) is the first step: notice patterns and changes. In safety: notice warning signs, strange smells, and how people or animals behave; notice the "uh-oh" feeling. Phrases: take notice, take no notice of, notice board, at short notice, until further notice.
examples
- Did you notice the cat outside? tree →
- I noticed my pencil was missing. tree →
- Read the notice on the door. tree →
- Take no notice of mean comments. tree →
- Scientists notice patterns. tree →
- Notice the signs at the pool. tree →
- The school closed at short notice. tree →
- Nobody noticed the rain had stopped. tree →
- But St. George took no notice. tree →
note
Keep the e in "noticed" and "noticeable". "Notice" is often more than seeing: it means paying attention. "Notice board" (British) = "bulletin board" (American).
In the corpora
- In the UK a strike is legal after a vote, and the disruption is deliberate so that people notice.
- Children can notice it kindly, laugh about it together and sometimes help everyone keep the rules.
- Bots rhyme by sound and may not notice that a rhyme sounds rude or silly.
- Chatbots have a typical style, with words like "furthermore" and "in conclusion", that teachers learn to notice.
- Noticing these helpers calmly, and checking them where it matters, is the grown-up way to live with them.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «notice» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.