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

• advice(s)
• 411 [slang]
• gen [chiefly British]
• info
• information
• intelligence
• item
• story
• tidings
• uncos [chiefly Scottish]
• word

Examples of news in a Sentence

dropped by to give me the latest news about her daughter

Recent Examples on the Web

Because in truth, her community's so much more than just Joel. Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. —Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 May 2025

Information on Demand: Ask for weather updates, quick calculations, or the latest business news without picking up your phone or opening a browser, enabling you to multitask and continue working with minimal disruption. —John Hall, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025

So these incidents came about because news travelled slow. —Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025

There was news before the series began on Friday when the Sox optioned Andrew Vaughn and Tim Elko to Triple A while reinstating Andrew Benintendi and Mike Tauchman from the injured list. —Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025

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