notice
     n 1: an announcement containing information about a future event;
          "you didn't give me enough notice"
     2: the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the
        notice of the police" [syn: {observation}, {observance}]
     3: a request for payment; "the notification stated the grace
        period and the penalties for defaulting" [syn: {notification}]
     4: advance notification (usually written) of the intention to
        withdraw from an arrangement or contract; "we received a
        notice to vacate the premises"; "he gave notice two months
        before he moved"
     5: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a
        poster advertised the coming attractions" [syn: {poster},
        {posting}, {placard}, {bill}, {card}]
     6: polite or favorable attention; "his hard work soon attracted
        the teacher's notice"
     7: a short critical review; "the play received good notices"
     v 1: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of;
          "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking
          water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" [syn: {detect},
           {observe}, {find}, {discover}]
     2: notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following
        her"; "mark my words" [syn: {mark}, {note}] [ant: {ignore}]
     3: make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his
        colleague" [syn: {comment}, {remark}, {point out}]
     4: express recognition of the presence or existence of, or
        acquaintance with; "He never acknowledges his colleagues
        when they run into him in the hallway"; "She acknowledged
        his complement with a smile"; "it is important to
        acknowledge the work of others in one's own writing" [syn:
         {acknowledge}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0