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Do you regard 'notice' as a sense verb?
In Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English:
hear
hear sb/sth doing sth
hear sb do sth
see
see sb/sth doing sth
see sb/sth do sth
But for 'notice'
notice sb/sth doing sth
(There is nothing like 'notice sb do sth' listed.)
In Oxford Dictionary of English 2nd edition:
He noticed the youths behaving suspiciously.
In Merriam-Webster's Dictionary for iOS 3.29:
He noticed his friend sitting at the next table.
She noticed me leaving the meeting early.
However, in the textbook we are using, 'notice' is listed as a sense verb. Thus, the use of 'V' and 'V-ing' are both correct.
Can I infer that the use of 'V' after 'notice' is an obsolete style because the latest dictionaries discard that usage?
Thank you in advance.
In Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English:
hear
hear sb/sth doing sth
hear sb do sth
see
see sb/sth doing sth
see sb/sth do sth
But for 'notice'
notice sb/sth doing sth
(There is nothing like 'notice sb do sth' listed.)
In Oxford Dictionary of English 2nd edition:
He noticed the youths behaving suspiciously.
In Merriam-Webster's Dictionary for iOS 3.29:
He noticed his friend sitting at the next table.
She noticed me leaving the meeting early.
However, in the textbook we are using, 'notice' is listed as a sense verb. Thus, the use of 'V' and 'V-ing' are both correct.
Can I infer that the use of 'V' after 'notice' is an obsolete style because the latest dictionaries discard that usage?
Thank you in advance.