Words / A2

NYOOZ/njuːz/

News is new information about events. It is uncountable: the news is… — not “the news are.” A piece of news / some news. Watch the news. Good news / bad news. Information is broader; news is recent and public.

Meaning

New information about recent events.

Examples

• “Have you heard the news?”
• “The news is on at six.”
• “I have some good news.”

Good to know

Uncountable: the news is. a piece of news. Not “a news.”

New