notify
v.v. to tell someone about something officially or formally. You use this when you want to give someone important information or news.
v. to inform someone of something in a formal or official capacity. Transitive; requires a direct object, typically the person being informed.
Please notify the office if you are going to be late.
The airline will notify all passengers via email if the flight schedule changes due to the storm.
Under the terms of the agreement, the tenant must notify the landlord in writing at least thirty days before vacating the property.
From Middle English notifien, a borrowing from Old French notifier, notefiier.
The verb is transitive and typically follows the pattern 'notify someone of something' or 'notify someone that'.
notify the news to himnotify him of the newsThe direct object of notify must be the person being informed, not the information itself.