no·ti·fy
verb/ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ/
/ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ/
[often passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they notify | /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ/ /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it notifies | /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪz/ /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple notified | /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪd/ /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle notified | /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪd/ /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form notifying | /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈnəʊtɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- to formally or officially tell somebody about something
（正式）通报，通知 - notify somebody Competition winners will be notified by post.
将发信通知竞赛的优胜者。 - You must notify us in writing if you wish to cancel your subscription.
如果您想取消订阅，您必须以书面形式通知我们。 - notify somebody of something The police must be notified of the date of the demonstration.
必须向警方报告游行示威的日期。 - notify something to somebody The date of the demonstration must be notified to the police.
游行示威的日期必须报告警方。 - notify somebody that… Members have been notified that there will be a small increase in the fee.
会员已经得到通知，费用将有小幅上调。
Extra Examples- Changes must be notified to the chairman.
一定要将各种变化报告给主席。 - If you see anything suspicious you should notify the police immediately.
发现可疑情况应立即报告警方。 - The family had been notified of the department's decision.
那家人已被告知部门的决定。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- forthwith
- immediately
- promptly
- …
- be obliged to
- be required to
- must
- …
- of
- to
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French notifier, from Latin notificare ‘make known’, from notus ‘known’ (past participle of noscere) + facere ‘make’. - notify somebody Competition winners will be notified by post.