take notice

This page is about the collocation take notice

collocation pattern: verb + noun

Meaning

to pay attention to something

For example

  • Don't take any notice of what he says. It's all nonsense.

  • No-one takes the slightest notice of what anyone else is doing. They're far too busy.

Quick Quiz

If you took notice of what someone said, you

a. wrote down what they said

b. listened carefully to what they said

c. noticed that they were talking to someone
a) wrote down what they said b) listened carefully to what they said c) noticed that they were talking to someone

Contributor: Matt Errey