English Explanatory Dictionary

what's new

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The latest developments in a particular situation or a person's life.

phrase

An informal greeting asking the other person what has recently happened in their life. A typical response might be "Not much; you?". The greeting is not always literal and may just be used to say hello.
A rhetorical request for some real news, on hearing a report that was not news because it represents a continuing predictable and unsatisfactory situation.

Pronunciation

En-au-what's new.ogg

Word forms

what's new

Synonyms

hello hi what's up what else is new

Translations

Finnish: onko mitään uutta Polish: a coś nowego? Portuguese: qual a novidade? Portuguese: qual é a novidade? Portuguese: qual que é a novidade?

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