news
noun
Simple meaning
Information about recent and important events.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
noozIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈnuz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Information about recent and important events
“They awaited news of the outcome.”
Information about current events disseminated by the media.
Internet
Messages posted on newsgroups.
New information of interest.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Information about recent and important events
Used this way, news is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It suits considered writing and prepared speech.
“They awaited news of the outcome.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Serious and weighty
- Usage feel
- Formal and precise
Usage note
It most often appears in the pattern “news of …”, which is worth copying when you use it.
Natural pattern: news of …
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use news
- “They awaited news of the outcome.”noun
- “We watch the 7 o'clock news every night.”noun
- “The news of my death was greatly exaggerated.”noun
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
An agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically.
An article reporting news.
A short news announcement concerning some on-going news story.
A conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity.
A newsworthy event.
An item in a newspaper.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group.
A daily or weekly publication on folded sheets.
The staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical.
A short news announcement concerning some on-going news story.
Someone who reads out broadcast news bulletin.
A broadcast of news or commentary on the news.
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