notifying
v.v. telling someone about something officially or formally. You use this when you need to give someone important information or a warning.
v. the present participle of 'notify', referring to the act of informing someone of a fact or event in an official capacity. Requires a direct object representing the person being informed.
The school is notifying parents about the holiday schedule.
The bank is notifying all customers of the upcoming changes to their account terms via email.
By notifying the authorities immediately upon discovering the breach, the company managed to mitigate the potential legal repercussions and protect its clients' data.
The verb is transitive and typically follows the pattern 'notifying someone of something' or 'notifying someone that'.
notifying the news to himnotifying him of the newsThe person being informed must be the direct object; you notify a person, you do not notify a fact.