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• people were making fun of him but he didn't seem to notice.
• the first thing i noticed about the room was the smell.
• i couldn’t help noticing (that) she was wearing a wig.
• did you notice how rachel kept looking at her watch?

notice

1. to see or hear somebody/something; to become aware of somebody/something
• People were making fun of him but he didn't seem to notice.
• The first thing I noticed about the room was the smell.
• I couldn’t help noticing (that) she was wearing a wig.
• Did you notice how Rachel kept looking at her watch?
• I noticed them come in.
• I didn't notice him leaving.
• The first thing I noticed about the room was the smell.
• Please note (that) the office will be closed on Monday.
• Note that the prices are inclusive of VAT.
• The tests are designed to detect the disease early.
• Have you observed any changes lately?
• The police observed a man enter the bank.
• Police have appealed for anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them.
2. to pay attention to somebody/something
• She wears those strange clothes just to get herself noticed.

Extra Examples

• He didn’t seem to notice her.
• He noticed at once that something was wrong.
• I must go! I’ve only just noticed how late it is.
• My mother probably won’t even notice I’m gone.
• Nobody really noticed the changes.
• The first thing I noticed about him was his eyes.
• You couldn’t help noticing how his eyes kept following her.
• I couldn’t help noticing that she was wearing a wig.
• I didn’t notice him leaving.
• I noticed them come into the room.
• My husband hardly seems to notice me any more.
• Notice the way the bridge is supported by its suspension cables.
• People were making fun of him but he didn’t seem to notice.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they notice
• he / she / it notices
• past simple noticed
• past participle noticed
• -ing form noticing

Word Origin

• late Middle English (in sense (6) of the noun): from Old French, from Latin notitia ‘being known’, from notus ‘known’, past participle of noscere.