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 47-year-old Dawson’s Creek actor filed a request for an emergency custody order modification, accusing Turner-Smith of enrolling Juno in a school without notifying him.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 16 June 2025
Recently, the Trump administration formally notified Congress of its plans to reorganize the State Department.
—Olivia Enos, National Review, 16 June 2025
Instead, he was transported to the police station and then to Hartford, Connecticut, and later to Burlington, without notifying his wife.
—Ben Adler, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Their reflections on freedom come as the nation prepares to celebrate Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the date the last enslaved people in the country were notified of their freedom.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2025
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 16 June 2025
Recently, the Trump administration formally notified Congress of its plans to reorganize the State Department.
—Olivia Enos, National Review, 16 June 2025
Instead, he was transported to the police station and then to Hartford, Connecticut, and later to Burlington, without notifying his wife.
—Ben Adler, USA Today, 14 June 2025
Their reflections on freedom come as the nation prepares to celebrate Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the date the last enslaved people in the country were notified of their freedom.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for notify
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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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