GIVE NOTICE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Inform (somebody) of something

Example:

I advised him that the rent was due

Synonyms:

advise; apprise; apprize; give notice; notify; send word

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "give notice" is one way to...):

inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody of something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Meaning:

Terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

Example:

The company terminated 25% of its workers

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "give notice" is one way to...):

remove (remove from a position or an office)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "give notice"):

retire (make (someone) retire)

pension off (let go from employment with an attractive pension)

clean out (force out)

furlough; lay off (dismiss, usually for economic reasons)

squeeze out (force out)

dismiss; drop; send away; send packing (stop associating with)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE