{
    "term": "notify",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "notify",
            "heSheIt": "notifies"
        },
        "pastSimple": "notified",
        "pastParticiple": "notified",
        "ingForm": "notifying"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to formally or officially tell somebody about something",
            "sensetop": "notify somebodynotify somebody of somethingnotify something to somebodynotify somebody that…",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Competition winners will be notified by post.",
                    "contextForm": "notify somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "You must notify us in writing if you wish to cancel your subscription."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The police must be notified of the date of the demonstration.",
                    "contextForm": "notify somebody of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The date of the demonstration must be notified to the police.",
                    "contextForm": "notify something to somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Members have been notified that there will be a small increase in the fee.",
                    "contextForm": "notify somebody that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Changes must be notified to the chairman."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you see anything suspicious you should notify the police immediately."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The family had been notified of the department's decision."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["forthwith", "immediately", "promptly"],
                "verb + notify": ["be obliged to", "be required to", "must"],
                "preposition": ["of", "to"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ/",
                "audio": "no/notify/notify__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnəʊtɪfaɪz/",
                "audio": "no/notify/notifies__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnəʊtɪfaɪd/",
                "audio": "no/notify/notified__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnəʊtɪfaɪɪŋ/",
                "audio": "no/notify/notifying__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ/",
                "audio": "no/notify/notify__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnəʊtɪfaɪz/",
                "audio": "no/notify/notifies__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnəʊtɪfaɪd/",
                "audio": "no/notify/notified__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnəʊtɪfaɪɪŋ/",
                "audio": "no/notify/notifying__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French notifier, from Latin notificare ‘make known’, from notus ‘known’ (past participle of noscere) + facere ‘make’."
}