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# notify

verb (notify, notifies, notified, notifying)

«notify» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To officially tell someone about something, often in writing (notify the school, notify the police). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notify/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and safety: notify a teacher if you see something dangerous; apps notify you of messages. In the formal exam voice, "notify" is a stiff word for "tell". Phrases: notify someone of something, be notified, notification.

### Examples

- Please notify the office if you are going to be absent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notify/#x1)
- The app will notify you when a message arrives. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notify/#x2)
- We were notified that school was closed because of snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notify/#x3)
- Notify a teacher if you see a stranger in school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notify/#x4)
- Parents are notified of the results by letter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notify/#x5)
- The bank notified Dad about a strange payment. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notify/#x6)

### Note

Spelling: notify → notifies, notified (y to i), notifying (keeps y). Noun: notification. Formal; everyday word: tell, let know. Pattern: notify someone OF something / THAT...

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «notify» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/notify/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«notify» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/notify.html) on Mova free.