News Meaning
/njuːz/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounNew information of interest.
nounInformation about current events disseminated by the media.
Sentence Examples
From the doctor's grim expression, it was clear he had somber news for the patient.
No news is good news.
This news will delight his fans all over the world.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The channel reported verified ____ about the earthquake this morning.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Everyone was shocked by the ____ that the local factory was going to close.
Word Origin & History
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".
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"VVith speede let vs impart the newes vnto my Lord the King,
The fearefull newes that whilſt the flame doth but begin,
Sad pollicie may ſerue to quench the fire: […]"
— 1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], →OCLC, Act I:
"Sirra, your Lord and maſters married, there's newes for you: you haue a new Miſtris."
— c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii], page 239, column 1:
"When theſe news were brought to him, ſome counſelled him to go to Stirlin, where the King was, and where he would be the ſtronger."
— a. 1630, David Hume of Godscroft, The History of the Houses of Douglas and Angus, Edinburgh: […] Evan Tyler, […], published 1644, page 302:
"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."
— 2012, Christopher Lueg, Danyel Fisher, From Usenet to CoWebs, page 207:
"This remark was newsed abroad; whereupon the loyal authorities of Lerwick immediately had the revolutionary skipper arrested, on a charge of high treason."
— 1874, Robert Cowie, Shetland, page 157:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The channel reported verified ____ about the earthquake this morning.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Everyone was shocked by the ____ that the local factory was going to close.