noun (uncountable) · neutral
news
UK/njuːz/US/nuːz/NEWS
Band 4-5speakingtask2
information about recent events reported by newspapers, TV, radio, or online media.
Examples
“I watch the news every evening to keep up with current events.”
“There was breaking news about the flood on the radio.”
“She told me some news I hadn't expected.”
Band 8 sentence
“The evening news often frames which issues become national priorities, shaping public debate more than many politicians expect.”
Collocations
- watch the news
- breaking news
- news report
Word family
news (n) nounnew (adj) adjective
Common mistakes
a news→a piece of news / some news
many news→many news items / a lot of news / some news
Say it for a higher band
5story→6report→7+news
Synonyms
report
Easily confused
information
“The police released new information about the case.”
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