notify
verb
no·ti·fy
ˈnō-tə-ˌfī 
notified; notifying
1
: to give formal notice to
notify a family of the death of a relation
She notified the police about the accident.
2
: to give notice of or report the occurrence of
He notified his intention to sue.
She notified my arrival to the governor.
3
obsolete
: to point out
Examples of notify in a Sentence
Customers were notified of the changes in the company.
I was notified that I did not get the job.
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On July 2, the Morgan Hill Police Department was notified that a body had been found at Woodchoppers Flat Picnic area, according to court filings.
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
But this past November, Mexico's Chief Veterinary Officer notified the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service that a New World screwworm had been found in a cow in southern Mexico close to the border with Guatemala.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Hazeltine’s law firm, Glaser Weil, notified Poway officials Tuesday in a letter that Hazeltine may sue the city, potentially for $1 million or more, to seek compensation.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
Penguin also said it had not been notified of any concerns about the book before hearing from The Observer.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
But this past November, Mexico's Chief Veterinary Officer notified the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service that a New World screwworm had been found in a cow in southern Mexico close to the border with Guatemala.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Hazeltine’s law firm, Glaser Weil, notified Poway officials Tuesday in a letter that Hazeltine may sue the city, potentially for $1 million or more, to seek compensation.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
Penguin also said it had not been notified of any concerns about the book before hearing from The Observer.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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“Notify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notify. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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notify
verb
no·ti·fy
ˈnōt-ə-ˌfī
notified; notifying
: to give notice to : inform
notify the police
Medical Definition
notify
transitive verb
no·ti·fy
ˈnōt-ə-ˌfī
notified; notifying
1
British
: to report the occurrence of (a case of communicable disease) or the occurrence of communicable disease in (an individual)
all cases of disease should be notified by the treating consultant—Practitioner
Practitioner2
: to give formal notice to
the Broward County Public Health Unit … was notified of three children … hospitalized with encephalitis attributed to cat scratch disease—The Journal of the American Medical Association
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