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News has 7 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

information about recent and important events

"they awaited news of the outcome"

2

information reported in a newspaper or news magazine

"the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"

3

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

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

4

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

"it was news to me"

5

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"

6

New information of interest.

"The coffee shop is buzzing because there's breaking news about a new park opening next month."

In plain English: News is information about recent events that people share to stay informed.

"The latest news from the city arrived late last night."

Usage: Use "news" only as an uncountable noun to refer to new information or recent events, so it never takes a plural verb or an indefinite article. Do not add an "s" to make it "newss," and avoid saying "a news" when referring to the general concept.

Verb
1

To report; to make known.

"The local reporter will news the community about the upcoming flood safety meeting tonight."

In plain English: To news something means to report it as if it were breaking news, even though that usage is incorrect and rarely used today.

"The reporters will soon news our findings to the public."

Usage: News is strictly a noun and cannot be used as a verb in standard English. Instead of saying "to news an event," you must use verbs like report, announce, or broadcast to convey that information.

Example Sentences
"The latest news from the city arrived late last night." noun
"She read the news every morning before starting her workday." noun
"The local news station reported heavy rain for the weekend." noun
"Good news spread quickly through the entire office when they won the award." noun
"The reporters will soon news our findings to the public." verb
Related Terms
information paper daily current events tv current events weather latest media program papers headlines article report happening show broadcast on tv television
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
information broadcast interest
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
good word latest business news report newscast coverage hard news soft news stop press television news

Origin

The word news comes from Middle English newes, meaning "new things," and entered modern usage as the plural form of the adjective new. Despite common myths about it being an acronym for directions or event types, its true origin lies in this straightforward Old Germanic root describing recent occurrences.

Rhyming Words
ews dews jews mews pews hews sews crews brews spews trews slews flews clews skews stews chews views thews shews
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