英语词汇“notify”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINnotify

Origin:

1300-1400 Old French notifier, from Late Latin notificare, from Latin notus; ➔ NOTICE2

VERB TABLE

notify

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	notify
	he, she, it	notifies
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	notified
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have notified
	he, she, it	has notified
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had notified
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will notify
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have notified

Continuous Form
Present	I	am notifying
	he, she, it	is notifying
	you, we, they	are notifying
Past	I, he, she, it	was notifying
	you, we, they	were notifying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been notifying
	he, she, it	has been notifying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been notifying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be notifying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been notifying

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Have you notified the police?
Passengers are requested to notify a member of staff if they see suspicious packages.
Police notified the boy's parents of his death immediately.
Staff were notified several months in advance that they would be losing their jobs.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

He simply notified the attorney general of a threat to the public peace and asked him to enforce federal law.
If any further casualties are located, the statement said, family members will be notified immediately.
It uses icons to notify the user of background mail activity.
Only six such groups are allowed into the centres after notifying the authorities, and then only eight times a year.
The prison agency also notified victims by mail when a convict was released from prison.
We have to be sure to notify them when we move.
Winners will be notified by April 15 and will be allowed to bring three guests.
You will be notified if a longer delay is expected.

THESAURUSto officially tell someone► inform

to officially tell someone about something: · Do you think we ought to inform the police?· Doctors should inform patients about the possible side effects of any drugs they prescribe.

► announce

to tell people publicly and officially about something: · The university chancellor announced his resignation on Friday.· It was announced that the company had made a profit of $6 billion.

► report

to officially tell someone about something that has happened: · She was able to report that the project was nearly finished.

► notify

formal to tell someone officially about something that has happened or that is planned to happen: · Staff were notified several months in advance that they would be losing their jobs.

Longman Language Activatorto give someone information by speaking or writing to them► tell

· If you'd told me earlier I might have been able to do something about it.tell somebody something · I want you to tell me all the details.· Who on earth told you that?· Can you tell me the quickest way to the centre of town?tell somebody (that) · She wrote to tell me she was getting married.· We were told that the manager wanted to see us in his office immediately.tell somebody what/where/who etc · Just tell me what happened.· Can you tell us where the nearest garage is?tell somebody about something · Have you told anyone about this?· One angry passenger claimed travellers were not told about the mechanical problems.

► let somebody know

especially spoken to tell someone something important that they need to know or want to know: · If you need any help, just let me know.· You mean she just left without letting anyone know?let sb know about: · They said they'd let her know about the job by the end of the week.let somebody know something: · I'll let you know our new address as soon as I have it.let sb know (that): · When you get there, will you phone and let me know you arrived safely?let sb know what/where/how etc: · Jean tried to get in touch with her husband to let him know what had happened.

► inform

to officially or formally give someone information about something: · Do you think we ought to inform the police?inform somebody of/about something: · You should inform your bank of any change of address.· Doctors should inform patients about the possible side effects of any drugs they prescribe.inform somebody (that): · I am sorry to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful.

► notify

formal to officially or formally give important information to someone, especially by telling them about something that has happened or that will happen: · Passengers are requested to notify a member of staff if they see suspicious packages.notify somebody of something: · Police notified the boy's parents of his death immediately.notify somebody that: · Staff were notified several months in advance that they would be losing their jobs.

► bring something to somebody's attention/notice

to tell someone about something that they did not know but which they should know: · I am sure that your parents will want to know about this, and I will personally bring it to their attention.· The General Medical Council cannot investigate every controversial treatment brought to its attention.it's been brought to my attention/notice that: · It's been brought to my notice that you've expressed your dislike of a certain member of the company.

► break the news (to somebody)/break it to somebody

to tell someone some bad news or something that might upset them: · Do you want to break the news or shall I?· She suspected that she had cancer, and that the doctors were trying to break it to her gradually.· After Jack's body was found, a policewoman had to break the news to his mother.break it to somebody that: · He was wondering how to break it to Celeste that their relationship was over.break the news gently/break it to somebody gently (=tell someone something in a way that does not shock them too much): · Maybe I should speak to Connor first, so he can break the news gently to Patrick and Mary.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► also

· The member of staff must also notify the emergency duty team.· The prison agency also notified victims by mail when a convict was released from prison.· They also notify the government's other watchdog body the Genetic Manipulation Advisory Group.· The Federal Aviation Administration is also notified to ensure that there is no conflict with civilian air traffic, she said.

► formally

· He said Congress will be formally notified of the plan.· However, the league has not been notified formally or informally that Johnson is indeed returning.· Smith has not yet been formally notified of the Army's findings.

► immediately

· The winner will be notified immediately and his or her prize will follow within 21 days.· If any further casualties are located, the statement said, family members will be notified immediately.

NOUN► advance

· Golf clubs may be carried within this allowance provided we are notified in advance.· As factors affecting this requirement are sometimes not known until departure date, we can not always notify you in advance.· The purpose should have been notified in advance so that those attending are able to assemble any information they need.

► authority

· Only six such groups are allowed into the centres after notifying the authorities, and then only eight times a year.· The bank refused to accept the deposit and notified authorities.· From safety she could notify the authorities of Travis's whereabouts and still get out of the country before he caught up.· If the developer has notified the planning authority in advance then the twenty eight day period is extended to four months.

► change

· In another example, two customers with a joint account notify their bank of change of address.· He neglects to notify you of a change of address.

► commission

· Parties must not give effect to a merger before they notify it to the Commission and for three weeks thereafter.

► customer

· The lender notifies the customer that the account has been assigned and that payment should be made directly to the lender.

► department

· Should you wish to give away substantial sums of money which will reduce your savings you should notify the Department.· They declined to identify the pilot because his family has not yet been notified, the State Department said.· I was never officially notified by the Immigration department.

► office

· The teacher should always notify the record office in advance and check that there is suitable material for a particular topic.

► official

· Health and Environmental Control Department officials notified about 500 residents of the inspections at a meeting Tuesday.· Safeway officials began notifying employees whose jobs might be affected since the Phoenix testing program began last October, Lambert said.

► party

· Usually an administrative service, e.g. notifying all interested parties that a Design Change is awaiting assessment.

► police

· A resident spotted a man sitting in a car watching the fire and notified police.· The doctor in the emergency room notified the police.· I notified the police on site and passed on my phone number to all diving parties present.· The Manwarings' family notified the police days after the murders, fearing at first that father and daughter might have been kidnapped.

► state

· They do, however, decide whether to notify the state or federal authorities who lead such investigations.· They declined to identify the pilot because his family has not yet been notified, the State Department said.

► writing

· Baggage Condition 2 also requires that the transport company, authority or hotel should have been notified in writing.· All of the tenants have been notified in writing that interested parties may wish to carry out internal inspections.

VERB► fail

· The investigators also are looking into how many jurors were contacted and whether any had responded or failed to notify the court.

► require

· Students are required to notify the Academic Registrar immediately of any change in their term-time address.· Visa requires member banks to notify it 30 days in advance of imposing a surcharge.· The Vendor objects to being required to notify the Purchaser of breaches which may come to light between exchange and completion.