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notification

NounSuru VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

1. notice
2. notification

This word means to formally announce or notify someone of important information, often of a serious or official nature. It is used in medical contexts to describe telling a patient about a diagnosis, or in legal and public settings for official notices. The nuance tends to be more serious and formal than a casual announcement.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Complaining without even reading the notice on the official site — that's just out of line!

Sentence 2

If we'd posted the notice earlier, the confusion could have been avoided.

Sentence 3

No matter how busy things get, please at least give advance notice.

Sentence 4

Official notices from the government are always written in such stiff language, aren't they?

Sentence 5

Tomoya said "fans are going nuts over the delay notice."