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 Traffic Investigations Unit has been notified, police said.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2025
Brown officials have not yet confirmed that they’ve been notified of the investigation.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The Milwaukee Department of Health said Thursday that it has also not been notified whether the CDC lead experts would be returning.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Rather, her ruling focuses more on how the tax commission was right in finding flaws in the county’s process of notifying property owners of those higher values.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2025
Brown officials have not yet confirmed that they’ve been notified of the investigation.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The Milwaukee Department of Health said Thursday that it has also not been notified whether the CDC lead experts would be returning.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Rather, her ruling focuses more on how the tax commission was right in finding flaws in the county’s process of notifying property owners of those higher values.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Notify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notify. Accessed 8 Apr. 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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