English Online Dictionary. What means news? What does news mean?
English
Alternative forms
- newes (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English newes, newys (“new things”), equivalent to new (noun) + -s. Compare Saterland Frisian Näis (“news”), East Frisian näjs (“news”), West Frisian nijs (“news”), Dutch nieuws (“news”), German Low German Neeis (“new things; news”), though unlike the English word, these originated as genitives, not plurals. Sometimes erroneously claimed to be an acronym of "North, East, West, South" or "Noteworthy Events, Weather, Sports".
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: nyo͞oz, IPA(key): /njuːz/
- (US) IPA(key): /n(j)uz/
- Homophones: gnus, nus (in some dialects)
- Hyphenation: news
- Rhymes: -uːz
Noun
news (uncountable)
- New information of interest.
- Information about current events disseminated by the media.
- (Internet) Messages posted on newsgroups.
Usage notes
- Formerly plural (e.g., “these news are” instead of “this news is”).
- Whilst the British pronunciation has traditionally been /njuːz/, in recent years /nuːz/ has gained a foothold.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Sranan Tongo: nyunsu
Translations
Verb
news (third-person singular simple present newses, present participle newsing, simple past and past participle newsed)
- (transitive, archaic) To report; to make known.
References
- News (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- news on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
- “news”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “news”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “news”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “news”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
Anagrams
- sewn, snew, wens
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /njuz/
Noun
news m (plural news)
- news magazine or programme
Mauritian Creole
Alternative forms
- nyouz
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English news.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [njuz]
Noun
news
- news, information
- Synonyms: nouvel, samachar
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English news.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲjus/
- Rhymes: -us
- Syllabification: news
Noun
news m animal
- (colloquial) news (new information of interest)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- news in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- news in Polish dictionaries at PWN