Notified

Notified is the past tense and past participle of the verb notify. It means to inform someone about something, typically in a formal or official manner, or to have received formal notice of something oneself. The verb is used across legal, administrative, business, and everyday contexts. In legal and administrative usage, being notified means that proper notice has been provided within a designated period, and it can affect the timing of rights, duties, or procedural steps. The phrase to be notified commonly appears in statements such as “The tenants were notified of the rent increase” or “The participants were notified of the meeting.” In active voice, “The agency notified the participants” describes who performed the informing.

Notified can also describe electronic or automatic alerts in information technology and communications, such as “The system notified users of a security incident” or “You will be notified by email when the update is ready.” Etymology: the verb notify comes from Latin notificare, meaning to make known, with notus meaning known, and entered English via Old French and later evolved into the modern form. Notified differs from notice in that it is a verb (past tense or past participle) or its passive usage, whereas notice is primarily a noun or a present-tense verb.

In summary, notified indicates that information has been conveyed or received, with particular emphasis on formality, official status, or timely delivery.