Meaning & use

notifies

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Third-person singular present of "notify": formally informs someone of something.

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The app automatically notifies users when their package has shipped.

The school notifies parents by text if a bus is running late.

A note on using this word

Notifies follows the regular verb pattern of "notify," from the Latin "notus" (known) plus "facere" (to make).

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