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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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
The Contra Costa County district attorney pursued legal action against Martinez Refining Company at the time for not notifying County health officials when the accident happened.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
The highway patrol was notified and put on standby for a possible police shooting investigation between 10:30 p.m. and 11 p.m.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said no names in the Philadelphia crash on Friday will be released until family members have been notified.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
The Contra Costa County district attorney pursued legal action against Martinez Refining Company at the time for not notifying County health officials when the accident happened.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
The highway patrol was notified and put on standby for a possible police shooting investigation between 10:30 p.m. and 11 p.m.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said no names in the Philadelphia crash on Friday will be released until family members have been notified.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for notify
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“Notify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notify. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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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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