"give notice" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-give notice.ogg [Australia] Forms: gives notice [present, singular, third-person], giving notice [participle, present], gave notice [past], given notice [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> notice}} give notice (third-person singular simple present gives notice, present participle giving notice, simple past gave notice, past participle given notice)
  1. (idiomatic) To announce one's intent to leave a job; to inform an employer that one is leaving. Tags: idiomatic Translations (to announce one's intent to leave a job): kündigen (German), felmond (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-give_notice-en-verb-mVkuH3a4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of "to announce one's intent to leave a job": 99 1
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, notice. Synonyms: give one's notice Related terms: notice period
    Sense id: en-give_notice-en-verb-y0VFQsvJ

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