# news
## 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: /njuːz/
* (US) IPA: /n(j)uz/
* Audio (California):(file)
* Audio:(file)
* Homophones: gnus, nus (in some dialects)
* Hyphenation: news
* Rhymes: -uːz

### Noun

news (uncountable)
* New information of interest.
    Is there any news about the storm?
    That was not much news in the press release.
** 1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], Act I:VVith speede let vs impart the newes vnto my Lord the King, The fearefull newes that whilſt the flame doth but begin, Sad pollicie may ſerue to quench the fire: […]
** c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii], page 239, column 1:Sirra, your Lord and maſters married, there's newes for you: you haue a new Miſtris.
** a. 1630, David Hume of Godscroft, The History of the Houses of Douglas and Angus, Edinburgh: […] Evan Tyler, […], published 1644, page 302:When theſe news were brought to him, ſome counſelled him to go to Stirlin, where the King was, and where he would be the ſtronger.
* Information about current events disseminated by the media.
    Did you hear/read/see the latest news?
    The news is that a new leader will be elected in one month.
    I heard about the earthquake on the morning news.
* (Internet) Messages posted on newsgroups.
** 2012, Christopher Lueg, Danyel Fisher, From Usenet to CoWebs, page 207:The Usenet news system brings people together from around the world and forms social groups on the basis of common interest. Usenet news is a domain that is suffering badly from information overload.

#### 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

* bad news
* benews
* breaking news
* fake news
* good news
* hard news
* soft news

#### Derived terms

* bad news travels fast
* bearer of bad news
* break the news
* cybernews
* e-news
* fake news
* galley news
* have I got news for you
* ill news spreads apace
* in other news
* I've got news for you
* Job's news
* Job's-news
* junk food news
* junk news
* latent news
* make news
* make the news
* mumblenews
* netnews
* newsagency
* news agency
* newsagent
* newsaholic
* news anchor
* newsbeat
* newsbill
* newsboard
* newsboat
* newsbook
* newsbot
* newsbox
* newsboy
* newsbreak
* news butcher
* newscast
* newscaster
* news channel
* news conference
* news correspondent
* news crawl
* newscrawl
* news cycle
* news cyclone
* newsdealer
* news desk
* newsdesk
* newser
* news feature
* news feed
* newsfeed
* newsfilm
* news flash
* newsflash
* newsflow
* newsful
* newsgame
* newsgatherer
* newsgathering
* newsgirl
* newsgroup
* newshand
* newshawk
* newshen
* news hole
* newshound
* news-house
* newsish
* newsjacking
* newslady
* newsless
* newsletter
* newslike
* newsmagazine
* newsmaker
* newsmaking
* newsman
* news media
* newsmonger
* newsmongering
* newsness
* newsnet
* newspaper
* newsperson
* newsplan
* newsprint
* newsreader
* newsreading
* newsreel
* news report
* news reporter
* newsroom
* newsround
* news sheet
* newsstand
* news stand
* news station
* newsstore
* news stream
* newstainment
* newstalk
* newsticker
* news ticker
* newstrade
* newsvan
* newsvendor
* newswatcher
* newsweekly
* news wheel
* newswire
* news wire
* newswoman
* newsworthy
* newswriter
* newswriting
* newsy
* newszine
* Newzak
* no news is good news
* nonnews
* nooz
* old news
* paranews
* postnews
* rolling news
* slow news day
* that's news to me
* unnews
* yesterday's news

#### Descendants

* Sranan Tongo: nyunsu

#### Translations

    The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § 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.
** 1874, Robert Cowie, Shetland, page 157:This remark was newsed abroad; whereupon the loyal authorities of Lerwick immediately had the revolutionary skipper arrested, on a charge of high treason.

### 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: /njuz/

### Noun

news m (plural news)
* news magazine or programme

## Mauritian Creole
### Alternative forms

* nyouz

### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English news.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [njuz]

### Noun

news
* news, information
    Synonyms: nouvel, samachar

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English news.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɲjus/
* Rhymes: -us
* Syllabification: news

### Noun

news m animal
* (colloquial) news (new information of interest)

#### Derived terms

* newsowy

### Further reading

* news in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* news in Polish dictionaries at PWN