Definitions for news
nuz, nyuznews

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.2 / 5 votes

1. news, intelligence, tidings, wordnoun

   information about recent and important events

   "they awaited news of the outcome"

2. newsnoun

   information reported in a newspaper or news magazine

   "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"

3. news program, news show, newsnoun

   a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary

   "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night"

4. newsnoun

   informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone

   "it was news to me"

5. newsworthiness, newsnoun

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. newsnoun

   New information of interest.

2. newsnoun

   Reports of current events broadcast via media such as newspapers or television.

3. Etymology: Plural of noun "new"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NEWSnoun

   without the singular,

   Etymology: from new, nouvelles, Fr.

   1. Fresh account of any thing; something not heard before.

   As he was ready to be greatly advanced for some noble pieces of service which he did, he heard news of me. Philip Sidney.

   When Rhea heard these news, she fled from her husband to her brother Saturn. Walter Raleigh, Hist. of the World.

   When Rhea heard these news, she fled from her husband to her brother Saturn. John Milton, Agonist.

   With such amazement as weak mothers use,
   And frantick gesture, he receives the news. Edmund Waller.

   Now the books, and now the bells,
   And now our act the preacher tells,
   To edify the people;
   All our divinity is news,
   And we have made of equal use
   The pulpit and the steeple. John Denham.

   The amazing news of Charles at once was spread,
   At once the general voice declared
   Our gracious prince was dead. Dryden.

   It is no news for the weak and poor to be a prey to the strong and rich. Roger L'Estrange.

   They have news-gatherers and intelligencers distributed into their several walks, who bring in their respective quotas, and make them acquainted with the discourse of the whole kingdom. Spectator, №. 439.

   2. Papers which give an account of the transactions of the present times.

   Their papers, filled with a different party spirit, divide the people into different sentiments, who generally consider rather the principles than the truth of the news-writer. Addis.

   Advertise both in every news-paper; and let it not be your fault or mine, if our country-men will not take warning. Jonathan Swift, Drapiers Letters.

   Wood is generally his own news-writer. I cannot but observe from that paragraph, that this public enemy treats this kingdom with contempt. Jonathan Swift, Drapiers Letters.

   Pamphlets and news-papers have been full of me. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. news

   News is new information, typically relating to current events.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. news

   News refers to recently received or noteworthy information, especially about recent or significant events. It is typically disseminated via various mediums such as newspapers, television, radio, digital platforms, or word of mouth. News serves to inform, educate, or enlighten the public about what is happening in their local community, nationally, or around the world.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 4 votes

1. News

   a report of recent occurences; information of something that has lately taken place, or of something before unknown; fresh tindings; recent intelligence

2. News

   something strange or newly happened

3. News

   a bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper

4. Etymology: [From New; cf. F. nounelles. News is plural in form, but is commonly used with a singular verb.]

WikidataRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. News

   News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third-party or mass audience.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. News

   nūz, n.sing. something heard of that is new: recent account: first information of something that has just happened or of something not formerly known: intelligence.—v.t. to report.—ns. News′agent, one who deals in newspapers; News′boy, News′man, a boy or man who delivers or sells newspapers; News′-house, a printing-office for newspapers only; News′letter, an occasional letter or printed sheet containing news, the predecessor of the regular newspaper; News′monger, one who deals in news: one who spends much time in hearing and telling news; News′paper, a paper published periodically for circulating news, &c.—the first English newspaper was published in 1622; News′paperdom; News′paperism.—adj. News′papery, superficial.—ns. News′room, a room where newspapers, magazines, &c. lie to be read; News′vender, a seller of newspapers; News′-writ′er, a reporter or writer of news.—adj. News′y, gossipy. [Late M. E., an imit. of Fr. nouvelles.]

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. NeWS

   [acronym; the “Network Window System”] The road not taken in window systems, an elegant PostScript-based environment that would almost certainly have won the standards war with X if it hadn't been proprietary to Sun Microsystems. There is a lesson here that too many software vendors haven't yet heeded. Many hackers insist on the two-syllable pronunciations above as a way of distinguishing NeWS from Usenet news (the netnews software).

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. News

   Works consisting of an announcement or statement of recent or current events of new data and matters of interest in the field of medicine or science. In some publications, such as "Nature" or "Science," the news reports are substantively written and herald medical and scientific data of vital or controversial importance.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. news

   "Do you hear the news?" A formula used in turning up the relief watch.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. news

   A variety of communication, data, information, facts, proof, research and statistics to create intelligent, informed communication of current, proactive, positive and important current experiences in life within a specific community, society, region, country, europe or internationally that people require awareness of.

   News is important to people so they have an awareness of what is happening within the country they live and across the world.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 11, 2020  

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1. news

   Song lyrics by news -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by news on the Lyrics.com website.

2. NEWS

   What does NEWS stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the NEWS acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NEWS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, News is ranked #142108 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The News surname appeared 117 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname News.
   
   94.8% or 111 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Information
   • Interest
   • Program

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'news' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #680

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'news' in Written Corpus Frequency: #722

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'news' in Nouns Frequency: #282

Anagrams for news »

1. sewn

2. snew

How to pronounce news?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say news in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of news in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of news in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of news in a Sentence

1. Donald Trump:

   It's all fake news, it's phony stuff. It didn't happen.

2. Caters News Agency -RRB- Searles:

   Caters News Agency -RRB- Searles, Caters News Agency -RRB- Searles, said.Yet as my skin started to blacken and die, I was on so much pain medication that I couldnt feel anything I just knew something was really badly wrong. My skin completely died and Ive been left in constant pain.

3. Kita Curry:

   We do n’t really know why, there basically are two plausible explanations. One is that some methods of suicide start to get more publicity, or if someone very high-profile uses a specific method and it’s all over Fox News, it’s going to give other people that idea. We’ve seen that [ in ] high-profile artists or actor’s suicides.

4. Andre Bakhos:

   Investors are taking a step back, evaluating what's been going on... and for the moment, there's a lack of negative news and some stability in oil.

5. Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy:

   Our country was founded by geniuses, but it's being run by idiots, Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) says as government shutdown looms. pic.twitter.com/xBIT6fYG9H — CBS News (@CBSNews) January 19, 2018

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=news
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/News
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=news
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/news
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=news
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=news
9. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#News
10. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=news
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html