news

Everyday

1. New information about something that has just happened. tree →
2. Reports of recent events on TV, radio, websites or in newspapers. tree →
3. (the news) A programme that reports recent events. tree →
4. (informal) Someone or something interesting or important, as in "That's news to me" (I didn't know). tree →

In the lessons

Used everywhere: "good news", "bad news", "the six o'clock news". In media lessons pupils learn to check news is true and to spot fake news. Phrases: "break the news" (tell someone bad news), "that's news to me", "no news is good news", "in the news", "fake news".

Examples

• I have some good news: we're getting a puppy! tree →
• We watched the news after dinner. tree →
• Have you heard the news about our teacher? tree →
• The news is on at six o'clock. tree →
• She broke the news gently that the hamster had died. tree →
• "Mr Ellis is leaving?" "That's news to me!" tree →
• Not everything you read online is real news. tree →
• There was good news from Cincinnatus. tree →

Note

Uncountable, takes a singular verb: "The news is good" (not "are"). Say "a piece of news" or "some news", never "a news". Though it ends in "s", it is not a plural.

In Jewish tradition

Used everywhere: "good news", "bad news", "the six o'clock news". In media lessons pupils learn to check news is true and to spot fake news. Phrases: "break the news" (tell someone bad news), "that's news to me", "no news is good news", "in the news", "fake news".

Examples

• As cold waters to a faint soul, so is good news from a far country. (Writings PRO.25.25, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Uncountable, takes a singular verb: "The news is good" (not "are"). Say "a piece of news" or "some news", never "a news". Though it ends in "s", it is not a plural.