news


Definition: Meaning of, news in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / njuːz /

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  1. information about something that has happened recently
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  2. reports of recent events in the newspapers or on the radio or television
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  3. the news a regular television or radio programme that gives you reports of recent events
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  4. be good/bad news for somebody if the facts about something are good or bad news for someone, they are likely to make life better or worse for them
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  5. he's/she's bad news informal used to say that someone is likely to cause trouble
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  6. be news if someone or something is news, people are interested in them at the moment and want to know about them
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  7. that's news to me! spoken used when you are surprised or annoyed because you have not been told something earlier
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  8. I've got news for you spoken used to say that you are going to tell someone the facts about something, which they will probably not like to hear
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  9. no news is good news spoken used when you have not received any news about someone and you hope this means that nothing bad has happened
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news used in phrases

  • Newport News (noun)
    1. a port city in southeastern Virginia at the mouth of the James River off Hampton Roads; large shipyards
  • News of the World, The
    1. a British TABLOID newspaper sold every Sunday, and which prints shocking articles about famous people, especially about their relationships and sexual experiences. It sells more copies than any other British newspaper.
  • bad news (noun)
    1. news of unpleasant, unfortunate or sad events
  • business news (noun)
    1. news about businesses and investments
  • hard news (noun)
    1. news that deals with serious topics or events
  • news agency (noun)
    1. an organization that collects news stories and supplies them to newspapers, radio, and television
  • news article (noun)
    1. an article reporting news
  • news blackout (noun)
    1. a period of time when news about a particular event is not allowed to be reported
  • news bulletin (noun)
    1. British English a short news programme on radio or television, reporting only the most important information
    2. American English a very short news programme on radio or television, broadcast suddenly in the middle of another programme when something very important has happened [=  newsflash British English]
  • news conference (noun)
    1. a meeting at which someone, especially someone famous or important, speaks to people who work for newspapers or news programmes [=  press conference]
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