English Explanatory Dictionary

news

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. New information of interest.
  2. Information about current events disseminated by the media.
  3. Messages posted on newsgroups.
verb
  1. To report; to make known.
noun
  1. plural of new

Pronunciation

nyo͞oz /njuːz/ /nuːz/ [nɪu̯z] News.ogg /nuz/ en-us-news.ogg /n(j)uz/ /n(j)udʒ/ /njus/ [ɲus]

Word forms

news newes newses newsing newsed

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".

Derived words

bad news travels fast bearer of bad news break the news cybernews e-news fake news galley news have I got news for you ill news spreads apace in other news I've got news for you Job's news Job's-news junk food news junk news latent news make news make the news mumblenews netnews newsagency news agency newsagent newsaholic news anchor newsbar newsbeat newsbill newsboard newsboat newsbook newsbot newsbox newsboy newsbreak news butcher newscast newscaster news channel newsclip news conference news correspondent news crawl newscrawl news cycle news cyclone newsdealer news desk newsdesk newser news feature newsfeed news feed newsfilm news flash newsflash newsflow newsfluencer newsful newsgame
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