no ‧ ti ‧ fy /ˈnəʊtəfaɪ, ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ $ ˈnoʊ-/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle notified , present participle notifying , third person singular notifies ) [transitive]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: notifier , from Late Latin notificare , from Latin notus ; ⇨ ↑ notice 2 ]
to formally or officially tell someone about something SYN inform
notify 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.
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THESAURUS
■ to officially tell someone
▪ inform to officially tell someone about something:
Do you think we ought to inform the police?
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Doctors should inform patients about the possible side effects of any drugs they prescribe.
▪ announce to tell people publicly and officially about something:
The university chancellor announced his resignation on Friday.
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It was announced that the company had made a profit of $6 billion.
▪ report to officially tell someone about something that has happened:
She was able to report that the project was nearly finished.
▪ notify formal to tell someone officially about something that has happened or that is planned to happen:
Staff were notified several months in advance that they would be losing their jobs.