notify
verb
no·ti·fy
ˈnō-tə-ˌfī 
notified; notifying
1
: to give formal notice to
notify a family of the death of a relation
She notified the police about the accident.
2
: to give notice of or report the occurrence of
He notified his intention to sue.
She notified my arrival to the governor.
3
obsolete
: to point out
Examples of notify in a Sentence
Customers were notified of the changes in the company.
I was notified that I did not get the job.
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The letter, sent Oct. 25, notifies the team that the district is placing it on probation.
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Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Changes in the location of the place you’re supposed to vote are a high possibility in some states and you may not be notified ahead of time if that happens.
—Rachaell Davis, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
The agency was obligated to submit by last week a report to the relevant congressional committees notifying them that D’Souza is on investigative leave, and explaining why.
—Bymeredith Wadman, science.org, 4 Nov. 2024
The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a death by Chicago police.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Changes in the location of the place you’re supposed to vote are a high possibility in some states and you may not be notified ahead of time if that happens.
—Rachaell Davis, Essence, 5 Nov. 2024
The agency was obligated to submit by last week a report to the relevant congressional committees notifying them that D’Souza is on investigative leave, and explaining why.
—Bymeredith Wadman, science.org, 4 Nov. 2024
The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by two weeks to allow time for the victims’ families to be notified of a death by Chicago police.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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notify
verb
no·ti·fy
ˈnōt-ə-ˌfī
notified; notifying
: to give notice to : inform
notify the police
Medical Definition
notify
transitive verb
no·ti·fy
ˈnōt-ə-ˌfī
notified; notifying
1
British
: to report the occurrence of (a case of communicable disease) or the occurrence of communicable disease in (an individual)
all cases of disease should be notified by the treating consultant—Practitioner
Practitioner2
: to give formal notice to
the Broward County Public Health Unit … was notified of three children … hospitalized with encephalitis attributed to cat scratch disease—The Journal of the American Medical Association
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