take notice of someone

take notice of someone
take notice (of (someone/something)) to give someone or something your attention.

Voters are beginning to take notice of her as a serious candidate.

Several professors took notice of her excellent grasp of the subject.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • take notice of something — take notice (of (someone/something)) to give someone or something your attention. Voters are beginning to take notice of her as a serious candidate. Several professors took notice of her excellent grasp of the subject …   New idioms dictionary

  • take notice of — take notice (of (someone/something)) to give someone or something your attention. Voters are beginning to take notice of her as a serious candidate. Several professors took notice of her excellent grasp of the subject …   New idioms dictionary

  • take notice — (of (someone/something)) to give someone or something your attention. Voters are beginning to take notice of her as a serious candidate. Several professors took notice of her excellent grasp of the subject …   New idioms dictionary

  • make someone sit up and take notice — make (someone) sit up and take notice to make someone suddenly notice something and become interested in it. That was the record that made me sit up and take notice of Neil Hannon. (often + of) …   New idioms dictionary

  • make sit up and take notice — make (someone) sit up and take notice to make someone suddenly notice something and become interested in it. That was the record that made me sit up and take notice of Neil Hannon. (often + of) …   New idioms dictionary

  • sit up and take notice — phrasal : to show a lively interest or apprehension * * * sit up and take notice phrase to start to pay attention I’m hoping my speech will make people sit up and take notice. Thesaurus: to pay attentionsynonym Main entry: sit * * * sit up …   Useful english dictionary

  • take — [tāk] vt. took, taken, taking [ME taken < OE tacan < ON taka < ? IE base * dēg , to lay hold of] I to get possession of by force or skill; seize, grasp, catch, capture, win, etc. 1. to get by conquering; capture; seize 2. to trap, snare …   English World dictionary

  • notice — ► NOUN 1) attention; observation. 2) advance notification or warning. 3) a formal declaration of one s intention to end an agreement, typically one concerning employment or tenancy. 4) a displayed sheet or placard giving news or information. 5) a …   English terms dictionary

  • notice — no|tice1 [ noutıs ] verb transitive *** to become conscious of someone or something by seeing, hearing, or feeling them: I noticed that the door was open. After a few days here you hardly notice the rain! Did you notice how pale he looks? get… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • notice — 1 verb (intransitive, transitive not in progressive) 1 to see, hear, or feel something: He spilled the tea, but Miss Whitley did not notice. | notice sth/sb: You may notice a numb feeling in your fingers. | notice that: Catherine noticed that… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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