give notice en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To announce one's intent to leave a job; to inform an employer that one is leaving.
Did you hear that Jack gave notice today?
He gave notice yesterday that he'll leave in two weeks.
A Cambridgeshire man recently gave notice with a message piped on top of a passion cake. A half-baked idea, or a generous parting gift for the office?
2013 April 16, Paula Cocozza, “Resignation by cake: the sweetest way to say goodbye”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, notice.
Having got its Act, the M.B.M. & M.J.R. apparently had misgivings about the route, in view of the very heavy engineering works that would be necessary, and on November 9, 1846, the company gave notice of a further bill for a deviated line, which was passed into law on July 22, 1847.
1960 March, J. P. Wilson, E. N. C. Haywood, “The route through the Peak - Derby to Manchester: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 149:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gave notice | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| given notice | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| giving notice | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| give one's notice | alternative | lexicographic | |
| gives notice | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (2)
de kündigen (to announce one's intent to leave a job) · hu felmond (to announce one's intent to leave a job)