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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Roughly 2 million people are notified of overpayments yearly, and about 1 million (those drawing Social Security, not SSI) could now face 100% withholding under the new policy — many of whom rely on Social Security as their sole income, according to WSOC-TV.
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The victim’s name was not released as police first worked to notify his family of the death.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
Kennedy said agencies are supposed to send their plans to accommodate in-person work by April 1 to the Department of General Services, the state’s business manager, and that the department would then notify the Governor’s Office of any concerns with the plan.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 12 Mar. 2025
The Texas Attorney General’s Office was notified of Jones’ in-custody death.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The victim’s name was not released as police first worked to notify his family of the death.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
Kennedy said agencies are supposed to send their plans to accommodate in-person work by April 1 to the Department of General Services, the state’s business manager, and that the department would then notify the Governor’s Office of any concerns with the plan.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacramento Bee, 12 Mar. 2025
The Texas Attorney General’s Office was notified of Jones’ in-custody death.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Notify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notify. Accessed 16 Mar. 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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