news
information about recent and important events
How often you will meet it
Rank 726 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 25,834 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.012% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- information about recent and important events also: intelligence, tidings, word they awaited news of the outcome
- information reported in a newspaper or news magazine the news of my death was greatly exaggerated
- a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary also: news program, news show we watch the 7 o'clock news every night
- informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone it was news to me
- the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins also: newsworthiness the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trialhe is no longer news in the fashion world
news in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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A strange piece of news from any part of the world found him unsurprised, explanatory.
The Crown of Life · George Gissing · Chapter 1
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John noticed my surprise at the news of his mother’s remarriage and smiled rather ruefully.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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On the contrary, the news I bring gives me reason to expect much from his favor.
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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Riding fast, Sir Thomas Tresham crossed the Thames at Reading before any news of the battle of Barnet had arrived there.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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When the news of the burning went over the country like wildfire, at every country town anvils boomed forth the announcement.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1