take notice of
Related to take notice of: take exception, defer to, fuss over, come to fruition, belabor the point, pick up the slack
take notice (of someone or something)
To become aware of, remember, focus on, or pay attention to someone or something. I thought Sally would sure take notice of me if I wore my new satin dress, but she didn't even look my direction when Visitors are reminded to take notice of local laws and customs. The tax laws are changing dramatically, and international businesses need to take notice.
See also: notice, someone, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
take notice of someone or something
Fig. to notice the presence or existence of someone or something. They didn't take notice of me, so I left. I took notice of the amount of the bill.
See also: notice, of, take
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
take notice of
To pay attention to.
See also: notice, of, take
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- take notice (of someone or something)
- take note of
- take note of something
- off on
- trip over (one's) tongue
- yenta
- get someone's goat, to
- do a (someone)
- do a somebody