news

noun

ˈnüz 

ˈnyüz

plural in form but singular in construction

often attributive

1

a

: a report of recent events

gave her the good news

b

: previously unknown information

I've got news for you

c

: something having a specified influence or effect

The rain was good news for lawns and gardens …

—Garrison Keillor

the virus was bad news

2

a

: material reported in a newspaper or news periodical or on a newscast

listened to the news on the radio

b

: matter that is newsworthy

The layoffs were big news in this part of the state.

3

: newscast

We saw it on the evening news.

newsless

ˈnüz-ləs 

ˈnyüz-

adjective

Synonyms of news

• information
• info
• story

Examples of news in a Sentence

dropped by to give me the latest news about her daughter

Recent Examples on the Web

Tocantins Her stint on Survivor may not have lasted long, but the first Tocantins boot continued to make news when Redemption Island contestant David Murphy proposed to her during his season’s live reunion show. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

The Mark Hotel got great news back in 2018, with the launch of the institution’s inaugural, virtual gift shop, called Le Shop. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

The good news is the team stayed positive after both injury scares. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026

But given the latest news, not everyone in US politics is convinced of that argument. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing news

• bad news
• break the news
• evening news
• fake news
• front-page news
• good news for (someone)
• have (got) news for (someone)
• late-breaking news
• news agency
• news conference
• news crawl
• news desk
• news flash
• news of
• news to me
• no news is good news
• non-news
• old news
• slow news day
• the news
• yesterday's news

Rhymes for news

• blues
• boos
• booze
• brews
• bruise
• chews
• choose
• chuse
• clews
• clues
• coups
• crews

Kids Definition

news

noun

ˈn(y)üz 

1

a

: a report of recent events or of something unknown

brought us the office news

b

: previously unknown information

I've got news for you

c

: something having a specified influence or effect

snow was good news for the ski resorts

2

a

: material reported in a newspaper or news periodical or on a newscast

b

: an event that is interesting enough to be reported

c

: newscast

watched the news on television