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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New Mexico officials are notifying people possibly exposed to measles.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
That is why banks, insurance companies, courts, corporations, and other organizations are required by law to attempt to notify you by mail and publish information regarding unclaimed property in the newspaper.
—New York Daily News Special Sections, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
Multiple current and former employees at the agency told NPR that scores of people were notified verbally they were fired.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025
Saks notified vendors of its new payment schedule, indicating that effective March 1, vendors will be paid 90 days from receipt of inventory and that all past due balances will be paid in 12 monthly installments beginning July 2025.
—David Moin, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2025
That is why banks, insurance companies, courts, corporations, and other organizations are required by law to attempt to notify you by mail and publish information regarding unclaimed property in the newspaper.
—New York Daily News Special Sections, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
Multiple current and former employees at the agency told NPR that scores of people were notified verbally they were fired.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025
Saks notified vendors of its new payment schedule, indicating that effective March 1, vendors will be paid 90 days from receipt of inventory and that all past due balances will be paid in 12 monthly installments beginning July 2025.
—David Moin, WWD, 14 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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