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news  (nz, nyz)
pl.n. (used with a sing. verb)
1.
a. Information about recent events or happenings, especially as reported by newspapers, periodicals, radio, or television.
b. A presentation of such information, as in a newspaper or on a newscast.
2. New information of any kind: The requirement was news to him.
3. Newsworthy material: "a public figure on a scale unimaginable in America; whatever he did was news" James Atlas.

[Middle English newes, new things, tidings, pl. of newe, new thing, new; see new.]

newsless adj.
Synonyms: news, advice, intelligence, tidings, word
These nouns denote information about hitherto unknown events and happenings: just heard the good news; sent advice that the loan was approved; a source of intelligence about the war; tidings of victory; received word of his death.

news
Noun
1. important or interesting new happenings
2. information about such events, reported in the mass media
3. the news a television or radio programme presenting such information
4. interesting or important new information: it's news to me
5. a person or thing widely reported in the mass media: reggae is suddenly big news again
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.newsnews - information about recent and important events; "they awaited news of the outcome"
info, information - a message received and understood
good word - good news
latest - the most recent news or development; "have you heard the latest?"
update - news that updates your information
2.news - information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"
info, information - a message received and understood
business news - news about businesses and investments
news report, write up, account, report, story - a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
newscast - a broadcast of news or commentary on the news
reportage, reporting, coverage - the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television; "they accused the paper of biased coverage of race relations"
hard news - news that deals with serious topics or events
soft news - news that does not deal with serious topics or events
stop press - late news that is inserted into the newspaper at the last minute
3.newsnews - a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary; "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night"
broadcast, program, programme - a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?"
television news - a television broadcast of news
4.news - informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone; "it was news to me"
info, information - a message received and understood
5.news - the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins; "the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial"; "he is no longer news in the fashion world"
interestingness, interest - the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"

news
noun information, latest (informal) report, word, story, release, account, statement, advice, exposé, intelligence, scandal, rumour, leak, revelation, buzz, gossip, dirt U.S. (slang) goss (informal) disclosure, bulletin, dispatch, gen Brit. (informal) communiqué, hearsay, tidings, news flash, scuttlebutt U.S. (slang)
Translations

news [njuːz] nnoticias fpl;
a piece of news → una noticia;
the news (RADIO, TV) → las noticias fpl; el telediario;
good/bad news → buenas/malas noticias fpl;
financial news → noticias fpl financieras
news [njuːz] nnouvelle(s) f(pl);
(Radio, TV) → informations fpl, actualités fpl;
a piece of news → une nouvelle;
good/bad news → bonne/mauvaise nouvelle;
financial news (Press, Radio, TV) → page financière
news [njuːz] nNachricht f;
a piece of news → eine Neuigkeit;
the news (Radio, TV) → die Nachrichten pl;
good/bad news → gute/schlechte Nachrichten
news [njuːz] nnotizie fpl;
(RADIO) → giornale m radio;
(TV) → telegiornale m;
a piece of news → una notizia;
good/bad news → buone/cattive notizie;
financial news (PRESS) → pagina economica e finanziaria;
(RADIO, TV) → notiziario economico

news
n sg news [njuːz]
a report of, or information about, recent events You can hear the news on the radio at 9 o'clock; Is there any news about your friend?; (also adjective ) a news broadcast.nuus, tydingأخْبارновинаzprávy; zpravodajskýnyheder; nyheds-die Nachrichten (pl.), Nachrichten-...ειδήσεις, νέαnoticiasuudised, uudiste-اخبارuutiset, uutis-(de) nouvelles; (d')informationsחֲדָשוֹתखबर, समाचारnovosti,vijestihír(ek), híradóberitafréttirnotizie; d'informazioniニュース소식; 기사, 보도; 정보žinios, naujienosziņas; jaunumiberitanieuwsnyhet(er); nyhets-wiadomościnotícia(s)noutate; informaţii; veste; (de) ştiriновостиsprávy; spravodajskýnovicavestnyheter; nyhets-ข่าวhaber(ler)新聞новина, новиниخبرtin tức
adj ˈnewsy
full of news a newsy letter.vol nuusحافِل بالأخْبارпълен с новиниplný novinekfuld af nyhedervoller Neuigkeitenγεμάτος ενδιαφέρουσες ειδήσειςlleno de noticiasuudisterohkeداراى اخبار زيادuutiskylläinenplein de nouvellesגָדוּש חֲדָשוֹתसमाचार से भराpun novosti,informativansok érdekes hírt tartalmazópenuh beritafullur af fréttum(pieno di notizie)ニュースの多い뉴스가 많은pilnas naujienųjaunumu pilnspenuh dengan ceritavol nieuwsfull av nyheterpełen nowincheio de novidadesplin de noutăţiбогатый новостямиplný noviniekpoln novickoji sadrži vestifull av nyheterเต็มไปด้วยข่าวบันเทิงหรือข่าวน่าสนใจhaber dolu新消息多的багатий на новиниخبروں سے پُرnhiều tin
n ˈnewsagent
(American news dealer) a person who has a shop selling newspapers (and usually other goods). nuusagentskapوَكيل بَيْع الصُّحُفвестникарmajitel prodejny novinbladhandlerder/die Zeitungshändler/(in)πράκτορας εφημερίδων, εφημεριδοπώληςvendedor de periódicosajalehemüüjaروزنامه فروشlehdenmyyjämarchand/-ande de journauxסוֹכֵן עִיתוֹנִיםसमाचार पत्र बेचने वालाprodavač novinaújságáruspenjual koranblaðasaligiornalaio新聞販売人신문 판매인[]laikraščių pardavėjas, kioskininkaslaikrakstu pārdevējswakil penjual akhbarkioskhouderavisselgerkioskarzvendedor de jornaisvânzător de ziareвладелец газетного киоскаpredavač novínprodajalec časopisovprodavac novinainnehavare av tidningskiosk (tobaksaffär)ตัวแทนจำหน่ายหนังสือพิมพ์หรือนิตยสารต่าง ๆgazete bayisi報刊銷售人хазяїн газетного кіоскуاخبار فروشngười bán báo
n ˈnewscast
a broadcast of news in a radio or television programme. nuusuitsendingنَشْرَه إخْباريَّهинформационен бюлетинrozhlasové/televizní zpravodajstvínyhedsudsendelsedie Nachrichtensendungδελτίο ειδήσεωνnoticiariouudistesaadeاخبارراديويى يا تلويزيونىuutislähetys(bulletin d')informations; actualités téléviséesשִׁידור חֲדָשוֹתसमाचार प्रसारणvijesti na radiu ili tvhíreksiaran beritafréttaútsendingnotiziario, telegiornaleニュース放送뉴스 방송žinių laidaziņu izlaidumssiaran beritanieuwsuitzendingnyhetssendingdzienniknoticiário(buletin de) ştiriпоследние известияrozhlasové / televízne správyporočilaemitovanje vestinyhetssändningการรายงานข่าวทางวิทยุหรือโทรทัศน์haber yayını新聞廣播останні новиниخبريں ديناbản tin phát sóng广
n ˈnewscaster
a person who presents a news broadcast. nuusleserقارِئ نَشْرَة الأخْبارновинарhlasatel zprávnyhedsoplæserder/die Nachrichtensprecher/(in)εκφωνητής δελτίου ειδήσεωνlocutor, presentadorteadustajaگوینده اخبار رادیویی یا تلویزیونیuutisankkuriprésentateur/-triceמְגִיש חֲדָשוֹתसमाचार प्रसारकkomentator ili član redakcijehírközlőpenyiar beritafréttaþulurannunciatore, annunciatriceニュース放送者뉴스 보도원[]žinių laidos vedėjasziņu komentētājspembaca beritanieuwslezernyhetsoppleser, –redaktørlektor dziennikalocutorcrainicдиктор последних известийtelevízny / rozhlasový hlásateľ, -kanapovedovalecspikernyhetsuppläsareผู้อ่านข่าวhaber spikeri新聞廣播員диктор; радіокоментаторخبريں دينے والاphát thanh viên广
n ˈnewsletter
a sheet containing news issued to members of a group, organization etc. nuusbriefتَقْرير غَيْر رَسْمي يَتَناوَل قَضِيَّة تَحْرير الأخْبارбюлетинinformační bulletinnyhedsbrevdas Rundschreibenειδησεογραφικό έντυποboletín informativosõnumilehtخبرنامهtiedotuslehtibulletinעֲלוֹן חֲדָשוֹתएक प्रकार का समाचार पत्रbiltenhírlevélberitafréttabréfbollettino回報공보(公報), 사보informacinis biuletenisinformatīvs biļetenssurat beritamededelingenbladinformasjonsblad, kontaktbrevbiuletynboletim informativobuletinинформационный бюллетеньbulletinbilten, objavabilteninformationsblad, cirkulärจดหมายข่าวhaber bülteni時事通訊інформаційний бюлетеньخبر نامہbản tin
n ˈnewspaper
a paper, printed daily or weekly, containing news etc a daily newspaper.koerantصَحيفَه، جَريدَهвестникnovinyavisdie Zeitungεφημερίδαperiódico, diarioajalehtروزنامهsanomalehtijournalעִיתוֹןसमाचार पत्रnovineújságsurat kabardagblaðgiornale新聞신문laikraštislaikrakstssurat khabarkrantavis, bladgazetajornalziarгазетаnovinyčasopisnovinedags-, nyhetstidningหนังสือพิมพ์gazete報紙газетаاخبارbáo

news is singular: No news is good news .


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he continued, as the Fox began to turn away as soon as he had heard the news.
At the last Yale-Harvard football game, it conveyed almost instantaneous news to fifty thousand people in various parts of New England.
News from the world Young had not, but he was filled with news of the Solomons.
 
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