news
noun /njuːz/
/nuːz/
[uncountable]Idioms - new information about something that has happened recently
- What's the latest news?
- Have you heard the news? Pat's leaving!
- That's great news.
- Tell me all your news.
- Do you want the good news or the bad news first?
- saddened/shocked/surprised by the news
- Here's a piece of news that may interest you.
- We've had a bit of good news.
- news of somebody/something Have you had any news of Patrick?
- news on something Any news on the deal?
- news about somebody/something He gave me some news about the office move.
- news that… Messengers brought news that the battle had been lost.
- (informal) It's news to me (= I haven't heard it before).
Extra Examples- Great news! We've bought the house.
- He took a moment to digest the unbelievable news.
- He shared his good news with everyone else in the office.
- I don't really have any news to report.
- I want to catch up on all your news.
- They are waiting for news of their relatives.
- It was news to me that they were married.
- Joan came in with the news that a pay rise had been agreed.
- Mrs Trowsdale will be celebrating the news with her family.
- She ran from office to office, spreading the news.
- She went completely to pieces at the news of his death.
- The good news is that we've all been given an extra day's leave.
- The news spread like wildfire.
- The news was greeted with astonishment.
- The company refused to confirm the news.
- Investors welcomed the news, pushing shares up 6.1%.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brilliant
- excellent
- fantastic
- …
- bit
- item
- piece
- …
- catch
- get
- have
- …
- come
- come in
- come through
- …
- broadcast
- bulletin
- flash
- …
- at the news
- in the news
- with the news
- …
- reports of recent events that appear in newspapers or on television, radio or the internet
- national/international/local news
- a news story/item/report
- a TV/radio news bulletin
- news media/coverage
- You can catch all the latest news on our website.
- breaking news (= news that is arriving about events that have just happened)
- The wedding was front-page news.
- news of something News of a serious road accident is just coming in.
- news on something Is there any news on the car bomb attack?
- news about somebody/something I'm not interested in news about celebrities.
- in the news She is always in the news.
Wordfinder- chat show
- documentary
- drama
- game show
- news
- programme
- quiz
- reality TV
- sitcom
- television
Extra ExamplesTopics TV, radio and newsa1- I work for a 24-hour news channel.
- And now with news from the Games, over to our Olympic correspondent.
- Drug companies tend to bury news of drug failures.
- I follow food industry news fairly closely.
- If you're a news junkie, you can get updates mailed to you.
- It was front-page news at the time.
- It's the reporter's job to go out and gather news.
- News coverage of the fighting was extremely biased.
- News is coming in of a large fire in central London.
- News of their engagement was leaked to the press.
- She's been in the news a lot lately.
- Some late news has just come in.
- The actor's family released news of his death last night.
- The news broke while we were away.
- The news was posted on the band's website.
- You can get news alerts through your cell phone.
- a downloadable news digest
- news of fresh killings
- He gave his first news briefing since being appointed.
- Every news channel covered the story.
- Our school was mentioned in the news.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brilliant
- excellent
- fantastic
- …
- bit
- item
- piece
- …
- catch
- get
- have
- …
- come
- come in
- come through
- …
- broadcast
- bulletin
- flash
- …
- at the news
- in the news
- with the news
- …
- the newsa regular television or radio broadcast of the latest news
- to listen to/watch the news
- Can you put the news on?
- the nine o’clock news
- on the news I saw it on the news.
Extra ExamplesTopics TV, radio and newsa1- I heard it on the ten o'clock news.
- I heard it on the evening news.
- California's energy crisis dominated the news.
- It was a very minor incident and barely made the news.
- The news is read by Harriet Daly.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- radio
- television
- TV
- …
- hear
- listen to
- see
- …
- in the news
- on the news
- a person, thing or event that is considered to be interesting enough to be reported as news
- Pop stars are always news.
see also newsy
Word Originlate Middle English: plural of new, translating Old French noveles or medieval Latin nova ‘new things’.
Idioms
be bad news (for somebody/something)
- to be likely to cause problems
- Central heating is bad news for indoor plants.
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be good news (for somebody/something)
- to be likely to be helpful or give an advantage
- The cut in interest rates is good news for homeowners.
- The good news is that there's still plenty of money available.
break the news (to somebody)
- to be the first to tell somebody some bad news
- There's no easy way to break the news.
- The police had to break the news to the boy's parents.
no news is good news
- (saying) if there were bad news we would hear it, so as we have heard nothing, it is likely that nothing bad has happened
- I still haven't heard anything about the job, but no news is good news.