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notified

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪd// UK //nˈəʊtɪfˌaɪd// no·ti·fied

v. to tell someone about something officially or formally. You use this when you give someone important information they need to know.

v. to inform someone of something in an official or formal capacity. Transitive; requires a direct object representing the person or entity being informed.


SIMPLE

The school notified the parents about the holiday.

CONTEXTUAL

The airline notified all passengers that their flight was delayed by two hours due to the storm.

COMPLEX

Under the new data protection laws, the company must ensure that all affected users are notified within seventy-two hours of a security breach.

Synonyms
Usage

The verb is transitive and typically takes the preposition 'of' or 'about', or a 'that' clause, to introduce the information being shared.

Pitfall

The manager notified to the staff.The manager notified the staff.Notify is a transitive verb that takes the person as a direct object; it does not use the preposition 'to' before the person.

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