| 词组 | give notice |
| 释义 | Idiom give noticegive notice (to someone) 1. to warn your employer that you will stop working. Jones gave notice in October that he planned to leave at the end of the school year. 2. to tell an employee that they will no longer be employed. The company didn't give its employees notice, they just sent everyone home and closed the plant. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of give notice (= to give written or printed information) give notice1. To inform one's employer of one's resignation. In this usage, a possessive pronoun is often used between "give" and "notice." I just gave my notice, so I'm officially leaving in two weeks. You can just walk out—you have to at least give notice! 2. To alert one to something. I think your teacher would have been more understanding if you had given notice of this printing issue in advance. give (one's) noticeto formally tell one's employer that one is quitting one's job. Did you hear that James is leaving? He gave his notice yesterday. Lisa gave notice today. She got a job offer from another company. give notice1. Inform or warn someone of something, as in He's prompt about giving us notice of any discrepancy in the accounts. [Late 1500s] 2. Tell one's employer one is quitting, as in Our housekeeper gave notice last week. This usage, first recorded in 1765, originally alluded to any kind of termination, such as a housing lease, but today is most often used for leaving employment. |
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