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notification

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
  • General-American: /ˌnoʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪʃən
  • CMU ARPABET: N OW2 T AH0 F AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of notifying.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A specific piece of information that serves to notify.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A message, alert, or signal displayed by a system or application to inform the user of an event, update, new message, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • A notification popped up on my computer.
  • I received an e-mail notification on my phone.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

an accusation of crime made by a grand jury on its own initiative

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: presentment

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: due process, due process of law

5

noun

Meaning 5

a request for payment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the notification stated the grace period and the penalties for defaulting

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: notice

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: request, asking

6

noun

Meaning 6

informing by words

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: telling, apprisal

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: informing, making known

Narrower terms: notice, warning

History

Etymology

From Middle French notification, from Old French notificacion, from Latin nōtificātiō.

Across languages

Translations

144 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: kennisgewing — act of notifying
  • Arabic: إِشْعَار (ʔišʕār) — act of notifying
  • Arabic: إِخْطَار (ʔiḵṭār) — act of notifying
  • Arabic: إِبْلَاغ (ʔiblāḡ) — act of notifying
  • Arabic: إِخْبَار (ʔiḵbār) — act of notifying
  • Arabic: إِعْلَام (ʔiʕlām) — act of notifying
  • Arabic: إِعْلَان (ʔiʕlān) — act of notifying
  • Armenian: ծանուցում (canucʻum) — act of notifying
  • Azerbaijani: bildiriş — act of notifying
  • Basque: jakinarazpen — act of notifying
  • Belarusian: паведамле́нне (pavjedamljénnje) — act of notifying
  • Belarusian: паведамле́ньне (pavjedamljénʹnje) — act of notifying
  • Belarusian: апавяшчэ́нне (apavjaščénnje) — act of notifying
  • Belarusian: апавяшчэ́ньне (apavjaščénʹnje) — act of notifying
  • Bulgarian: уведомле́ние (uvedomlénie) — act of notifying
  • Catalan: notificació — act of notifying
  • Chinese Cantonese: 通知 — act of notifying
  • Chinese Mandarin: 通知 (tōngzhī) — act of notifying
  • Czech: upozornění — act of notifying
  • Czech: oznámení — act of notifying
  • Dutch: melding — act of notifying
  • Esperanto: avizo — act of notifying
  • Estonian: teadaanne — act of notifying
  • Finnish: tiedoksianto — act of notifying
  • French: notification — act of notifying
  • Georgian: შეტყობინება (šeṭq̇obineba) — act of notifying
  • Georgian: ცნობება (cnobeba) — act of notifying
  • Georgian: უწყება (uc̣q̇eba) — act of notifying
  • German: Benachrichtigung — act of notifying
  • Hindi: अनुज्ञापन (anujñāpan) — act of notifying
  • Hindi: ज्ञापन (jñāpan) — act of notifying
  • White Hmong: ceeb toom — act of notifying
  • Hungarian: értesítés — act of notifying
  • Hungarian: közlés — act of notifying
  • Icelandic: tilkynning — act of notifying
  • Indonesian: notifikasi — act of notifying
  • Italian: notificazione — act of notifying
  • Japanese: 通知 (tsūchi) — act of notifying
  • Khmer: ការជូនដំណឹង (kaa cuun dɑmnəng) — act of notifying
  • Korean: 통지 (tongji) — act of notifying
  • Kyrgyz: билдирме (bildirme) — act of notifying
  • Lao: ແຈ້ງການ (chǣng kān) — act of notifying
  • Latin: notificatio — act of notifying
  • Latvian: paziņojums — act of notifying
  • Lithuanian: pranešimas — act of notifying
  • Macedonian: известување (izvestuvanje) — act of notifying
  • Malayalam: അറിയിപ്പ് (aṟiyippŭ) — act of notifying
  • Malayalam: വിജ്ഞാപനം (vijñāpanaṁ) — act of notifying
  • Maltese: notifika — act of notifying
  • Māori: whakaaturanga — act of notifying
  • Norwegian Bokmål: melding — act of notifying
  • Northwestern Ojibwa: madwesidoon — act of notifying
  • Dari: اِطِّلَاع (ittilā') — act of notifying
  • Iranian Persian: اِطِّلَاع (ettelâ') — act of notifying
  • Portuguese: notificação — act of notifying
  • Romanian: notificare — act of notifying
  • Romanian: notificațiune — act of notifying
  • Romanian: notificație — act of notifying
  • Russian: уведомле́ние (uvedomlénije) — act of notifying
  • Russian: оповеще́ние (opoveščénije) — act of notifying
  • Scottish Gaelic: fios — act of notifying
  • Serbo-Croatian: обавештење — act of notifying
  • Serbo-Croatian: obaveštenje — act of notifying
  • Slovak: oznámenie — act of notifying
  • Slovene: obvestilo — act of notifying
  • Slovene: sporočilo — act of notifying
  • Spanish: notificación — act of notifying
  • Swedish: anmälan — act of notifying
  • Swedish: kungörelse — act of notifying
  • Tagalog: abiso — act of notifying
  • Tagalog: pagpapaunawa — act of notifying
  • Tagalog: notipikasyon — act of notifying
  • Telugu: ప్రకటించుట (prakaṭiñcuṭa) — act of notifying
  • Thai: การแจ้งเตือน (gaan-gaan-jɛ̂ɛng) — act of notifying
  • Turkish: bildirme — act of notifying
  • Turkish: bilgilendirme — act of notifying
  • Turkish: tebliğ etme — act of notifying
  • Turkish: haber verme — act of notifying
  • Turkish: notifikasyon — act of notifying
  • Ottoman Turkish: اخبار (ihbar) — act of notifying
  • Ukrainian: спові́щення (spovíščennja) — act of notifying
  • Ukrainian: повідо́млення (povidómlennja) — act of notifying
  • Ukrainian: оголо́шення (oholóšennja) — act of notifying
  • Ukrainian: звідо́млення (zvidómlennja) — act of notifying
  • Urdu: اِطِّلَاع (ittilā') — act of notifying
  • Yiddish: אַוויז (aviz) — act of notifying
  • Afrikaans: notifikasie — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Arabic: تَنْبِيه (tanbīh) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Arabic: إِشْعَار (ʔišʕār) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Belarusian: паведамле́нне (pavjedamljénnje) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Belarusian: паведамле́ньне (pavjedamljénʹnje) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Belarusian: апавяшчэ́нне (apavjaščénnje) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Belarusian: апавяшчэ́ньне (apavjaščénʹnje) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Bulgarian: съобще́ние (sǎobšténie) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Bulgarian: уведомле́ние (uvedomlénie) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Catalan: notificació — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Chinese Cantonese: 通知 — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Chinese Mandarin: 通知 (tōngzhī) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Danish: melding — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Estonian: teade — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Finnish: tiedonanto — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • French: notification — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • French: renseignement — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Georgian: შეტყობინება (šeṭq̇obineba) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Georgian: ცნობა (cnoba) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Georgian: უწყება (uc̣q̇eba) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Georgian: ნოტიფიკაცია (noṭipiḳacia) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • German: Nachricht — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Greek: γνωστοποίηση (gnostopoíisi) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Greek: ειδοποίηση (eidopoíisi) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Hebrew: הוֹדָעָה (hoda'á) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Hindi: अनुज्ञापन (anujñāpan) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Hindi: विज्ञप्ति (vijñapti) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Hungarian: értesítés — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Hungarian: értesítő — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Icelandic: tilkynning — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Indonesian: notifikasi — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Ingrian: poveska — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Japanese: お知らせ (o-shirase) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Japanese: 通知 (tsūchi) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Korean: 통지 (tongji) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Māori: whakaaturanga — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Māori: kupu whakaatu — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Norwegian Bokmål: varsel — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Norwegian Bokmål: melding — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Iranian Persian: اِعْلان (e'lân) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Iranian Persian: اِطِّلَاع (ettelâ') — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Polish: powiadomienie — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Portuguese: notificação — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Portuguese: aviso — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Romanian: notificare — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Russian: извеще́ние (izveščénije) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Russian: уведомле́ние (uvedomlénije) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Russian: сообще́ние (soobščénije) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Swedish: kungörelse — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Swedish: meddelande — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Tagalog: notipikasyon — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Tajik: иттилоъ (ittilo') — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Turkish: bildiri — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Turkish: ihtar — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Turkish: tebliğ — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Turkish: notifikasyon — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Ukrainian: спові́щення (spovíščennja) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
  • Urdu: اِعْلان (i'lān) — a specific piece of information serving to notify
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