What does "news" mean?
New information of interest.
News
/njuːz/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: New information of interest.
- Grammar: news is listed as noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: account, advice, announcement, bulletin.
- Useful contrasts: no coverage, old news.
- Usage evidence: From the doctor's grim expression, it was clear he had somber news for the patient.
How to use "news"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 New information of interest. uncountable
"Is there any news about the storm?"
- 2 plural of new form-of, plural
- 3 the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins wordnet
- 4 Information about current events disseminated by the media. uncountable
"Did you hear/read/see the latest news?"
- 5 a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary wordnet
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- 6 Messages posted on newsgroups. Internet, uncountable
"The Usenet news system brings people together from around the world and forms social groups on the basis of common interest. Usenet news is a domain that is suffering badly from information overload."
- 7 information about recent and important events wordnet
- 8 informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone wordnet
- 9 information reported in a newspaper or news magazine wordnet
Verb
- 1 To report; to make known. archaic, transitive
"This remark was newsed abroad; whereupon the loyal authorities of Lerwick immediately had the revolutionary skipper arrested, on a charge of high treason."
Antonyms
no coverageold news
Example
"From the doctor's grim expression, it was clear he had somber news for the patient."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "news"?
Common synonyms include: account, advice, announcement, bulletin, communicate, communication.
How do you use "news" in a sentence?
From the doctor's grim expression, it was clear he had somber news for the patient.
How do you pronounce "news"?
Pronounced /njuːz/.
Etymology
From Middle English newes, newys (“new things”), equivalent to new (noun) + -s (plural suffix). Compare Saterland Frisian Näis (“news”), East Frisian näjs (“news”), West Frisian nijs (“news”), Dutch nieuws (“news”), German Low German Neeis (“new things; news”), though, unlike the English word, those cognates originated as genitives, not as plurals. Sometimes erroneously claimed to be an acronym of "North, East, West, South" or "Noteworthy Events, Weather, Sports".