Meaning of news | Babel Free

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1. New information of interest.
   uncountable
2. a report of, or information about, recent events. You can hear the news on the radio at 9 o'clock; Is there any news about your friend?; (also adjective) a news broadcast. nuus, tyding أخْبار новина notícia(s) zprávy; zpravodajský die Nachrichten (pl.), Nachrichten-... nyheder; nyheds- ειδήσεις, νέαnoticias uudised, uudiste- اخبار uutinen nouvelles; informations חֲדָשוֹת खबर, समाचार novosti, vijesti hír(ek), híradó berita fréttir notizie; d'informazioni ニュース 뉴스, 보도 žinios, naujienos ziņas; ja...
   also adjective
3. Information about current events disseminated by the media.
   uncountable
4. Messages posted on newsgroups.
   Internet, uncountable
5. full of news. a newsy letter. vol nuus حافِل بالأخْبار пълен с новини cheio de novidades plný novinek voller Neuigkeiten fuld af nyheder γεμάτος ενδιαφέρουσες ειδήσεις lleno de noticias uudisterohke داراى اخبار زياد paljon uutisia sisältävä plein de nouvelles גָדוּש חֲדָשוֹת समाचार से भरा pun novosti, informativan sok érdekes hírt tartalmazó penuh berita fullur af fréttum (pieno di notizie) ニュースの多い 뉴스(화제)가 풍부한 pilnas naujienų jaunumu pilns penuh dengan cerita vol nieuws full av nyheter pełen ...
6. (American news dealer) a person who has a shop selling newspapers (and usually other goods). nuusagentskap وَكيل بَيْع الصُّحُف вестникар vendedor de jornais majitel prodejny novin der/die Zeitungshändler/(in) bladhandler πράκτορας εφημερίδων, εφημεριδοπώληςvendedor de periódicos ajalehemüüja روزنامه فروش lehdenmyyjä marchand/-ande de journaux סוֹכֵן עִיתוֹנִים समाचार पत्र बेचने वाला prodavač novina újságárus penjual koran blaðasali giornalaio 新聞販売人 신문(잡지) 판매업자 laikraščių pardavėjas, kioskini...
   American
7. a broadcast of news in a radio or television programme. nuusuitsending نَشْرَه إخْباريَّه информационен бюлетин noticiário rozhlasové/televizní zpravodajství die Nachrichtensendung nyhedsudsendelse δελτίο ειδήσεων noticiario uudistesaade اخبارراديويى يا تلويزيونى uutislähetys informations; actualités télévisées שִׁידור חֲדָשוֹת समाचार प्रसारण vijesti na radiu ili tv hírek siaran berita fréttaútsending notiziario, telegiornale ニュース放送 뉴스 방송 žinių laida ziņu izlaidums siaran berita nieuwsuitzend...
8. a person who presents a news broadcast. nuusleser قارِئ نَشْرَة الأخْبار новинар locutor hlasatel zpráv der/die Nachrichtensprecher/(in) nyhedsoplæser εκφωνητής δελτίου ειδήσεων locutor, presentador teadustaja گوینده اخبار رادیویی یا تلویزیونی uutisankkuri présentateur/-trice מְגִיש חֲדָשוֹת समाचार प्रसारक komentator ili član redakcije hírközlő penyiar berita fréttaþulur annunciatore, annunciatrice ニュース放送者 뉴스캐스터 žinių laidos vedėjas ziņu komentētājs pembaca berita nieuwslezernyhetsoppleser, –...
9. a sheet containing news issued to members of a group, organization etc. nuusbrief تَقْرير غَيْر رَسْمي يَتَناوَل قَضِيَّة تَحْرير الأخْبار бюлетин boletim informativo informační bulletin das Rundschreiben nyhedsbrev ειδησεογραφικό έντυπο boletín informativo sõnumileht خبرنامه uutiskirje bulletin עֲלוֹן חֲדָשוֹת एक प्रकार का समाचार पत्र bilten hírlevél berita fréttabréf bollettino 回報 사보, 회보, 홍보 informacinis biuletenis informatīvs biļetens surat berita mededelingenbladinformasjonsblad, kontaktb...
   etc
10. a paper, printed daily or weekly, containing news etc. a daily newspaper. koerant صَحيفَه، جَريدَه вестник jornal noviny die Zeitung avis εφημερίδαperiódico, diario ajaleht روزنامه sanomalehti journalעיתון समाचार पत्र novine újság surat kabar dagblað giornale 新聞 신문 laikraštis laikraksts surat khabar krantavis, bladgazeta ورځپاڼه jornal ziar газета noviny časopis novine dags-, nyhetstidning หนังสือพิมพ์ gazete 報紙 газета اخبار báo 报纸
    etc
11. Information about recent events or happenings, especially as reported by means of newspapers, websites, radio, television, and other forms of media.
12. New information of any kind: The requirement was news to him.
13. Newsworthy material: "a public figure on a scale unimaginable in America; whatever he did was news" (James Atlas).

Equivalents

Examples

“Is there any news about the storm?”

“That was not much news in the press release.”

“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: […]”

“Sirra, your Lord and maſters married, there's newes for you: you haue a new Miſtris.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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