Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

notify

/ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: no-ti-fy
IPA: /ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give (someone) notice (of some event).

Transitive verb

verb

To make (something) known.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To make note of (something).

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The dispatcher immediately notified the volunteer fire department of the emergency call."
"Once a decision has been reached and notified to the parties it becomes binding."

Etymology

From Middle English notifien, a borrowing from Old French notifier, notefiier.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: notifien, notifier

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

notifies (present, singular) notifying (participle, present) notified (participle, past) notified (past)

Derived Forms

denotify misnotify notifiability notifiable prenotify renotify unnotified unnotify

Frequently Paired Words

notifier notification notifyee

Synonyms

apprise inform advise give notice send word apprize

Questions

How do you pronounce notify?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/.
What does notify mean?: To give (someone) notice (of some event).
Where does notify come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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