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notice | admit |

In transitive terms the difference between notice and admit

is that notice is to detect; to perceive with the mind while admit is to allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.

As a noun notice

is the act of observing; perception.

notice

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of observing; perception.
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  • *:Athelstan Arundel walked homeHe walked the whole way, walking through crowds, and under the noses of dray-horses, carriage-horses, and cart-horses, without taking the least notice of them.
  • *(Isaac Watts) (1674-1748)
  • *:How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons?
  • (lb) A written or printed announcement.
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  • (lb) A formal notification or warning.
  • The sidewalk adjacent to the damaged bridge stonework shall be closed until further notice .
  • (senseid) Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.
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  • (lb) A published critical review of a play or the like.(rfex)
  • (lb) Prior notification.
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  • *(William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
  • *:Ihave given him notice that the Duke of Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here.
  • (lb) Attention; respectful treatment; civility.
  • Derived terms

    * short notice

    Verb

    (notic)
  • To observe or take notice of.
  • * 1991 ,
  • So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before'' or ''after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= Welcome to the plastisphere , passage=[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across. Such pits are about the size of a bacterial cell. Closer examination showed that some of these pits did, indeed, contain bacteria, […].}}
  • To detect; to perceive with the mind.
  • Synonyms

    * recognize

    Antonyms

    * ignore * neglect

    Statistics

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    Anagrams

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    admit

    English

    Verb

    (admitt)
  • To allow to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take.
  • A ticket admits one into a playhouse.
    They were admitted into his house.
    to admit a serious thought into the mind
    to admit evidence in the trial of a cause
  • To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
  • to admit an attorney to practice law
    the prisoner was admitted to bail
  • To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess.
  • the argument or fact is admitted
    he admitted his guilt
    she admitted taking drugs'' / ''she admitted to taking drugs
  • * 2011 , Kitty Kelley, Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography (ISBN 1451674767):
  • His sister, Patti, also admitted taking drugs,
  • To be capable of; to permit. In this sense, "of" may be used after the verb, or may be omitted.
  • the words do not admit such a construction.
  • * Holder
  • Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing.
  • To give warrant or allowance, to grant opportunity or permission (+ of).
  • circumstance do not admit of this
    the text does not admit of this interpretation
  • To allow to enter a hospital or similar facility for treatment.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011
  • , date=December 16 , author=Denis Campbell , title=Hospital staff 'lack skills to cope with dementia patients' , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage="This shocking report proves once again that we urgently need a radical shake-up of hospital care," said Jeremy Hughes, chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society. "Given that people with dementia occupy a quarter of hospital beds and that many leave in worse health than when they were admitted , it is unacceptable that training in dementia care is not the norm."}}

    Usage notes

    In the senses 3. and 4. this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing) . See

    Synonyms

    * (to allow entry to) * (to recognise as true)

    Derived terms

    * admittable * admittance * admittedly * admitter * admitting