From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnotifyno‧ti‧fy /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ $ ˈnoʊ-/ ●○○ verb (notified, notifying, notifies) [transitive] IDEAto formally or officially tell someone about something SYN informnotify somebody of something You will be notified of any changes in the system.notify somebody that In August we were notified that our article had been rejected.► see thesaurus at tell→ See Verb table
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notify• Passengers are requested to notify a member of staff if they see suspicious packages.• Winners will be notified by April 15 and will be allowed to bring three guests.• You will be notified if a longer delay is expected.• If any further casualties are located, the statement said, family members will be notified immediately.• Staff were notified several months in advance that they would be losing their jobs.• He simply notified the attorney general of a threat to the public peace and asked him to enforce federal law.• Only six such groups are allowed into the centres after notifying the authorities, and then only eight times a year.• Police notified the boy's parents of his death immediately.• Have you notified the police?• It uses icons to notify the user of background mail activity.• We have to be sure to notify them when we move.• The prison agency also notified victims by mail when a convict was released from prison.notify somebody of something• The security company notified residents about the changes.From Longman Business Dictionarynotifyno‧ti‧fy /ˈnəʊtəfaɪˈnoʊ-/ verb (past tense and past participle notified) [transitive] to tell someone something officially or formally, usually by writing to themThe company notified about 110 employees they would lose their jobs because of the planned closure.notify somebody of somethingCustomers affected by this change are being notified of their options by letter. —notification noun [countable, uncountable]You can ask for notification in writing if you wish.The goods may be assembled in the UK, provided the above notification is sent to Customs.→ See Verb tableOrigin notify (1300-1400) Old French notifier, from Late Latin notificare, from Latin notus; → NOTICE2 