notify

UK: /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ/ US: /ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪ/ ,(nō′tə fī′)

Inflections of 'notify' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

notifies

v 3rd person singular

notifying

v pres p

notified

v past

notified

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

no•ti•fy /ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪ/   v., -fied, -fy•ing. 

1. to inform; give notice to;
   tell: [~ + object]
   to notify the police.
   [~ + object + of]
   to notify the police of a crime.
   [~ + object + that clause]
   You'll have to notify him that there's been an accident.

no•ti•fi•ca•tion /ˌnoʊtəfɪˈkeɪʃən/  n. 

[countable] a notification of our intent to sell the house.

[uncountable] to give sufficient notification of your intention.

no•ti•fi•er, n. [countable] See -nota-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

no•ti•fy  (nō′tə fī′), v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. 

1. to inform (someone) or give notice to:
   to notify the police of a crime.
2. British Terms [Chiefly Brit.] to make known;
   give information of:
   The sale was notified in the newspapers.

• Latin nōtificāre, equivalent. to (g)nōt(us) (past participle of (g)nōscere to come to know; see know¹) + -ificāre -ify
• Middle French notifier
• Middle English notifien 1325–75

no′ti•fi′a•ble, adj. 
no′ti•fi′er, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. apprise, advise, tell.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

notify / ˈnəʊtɪˌfaɪ/ verb ( -fies, -fying, -fied)(transitive)

1. to inform; tell
2. to draw attention to; make known; announce

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French notifier, from Latin notificāre to make known, from nōtus known + facere to make

ˈnotiˌfier noun