news
/njuːz/noun
उच्चारण न्यूज़
खबर, समाचार
Basic word
noun
- 1
[U]
new information about something that has happened recently
खबर, समाचार
- I have some good news for you.
- The news is not good, I'm afraid.
- That's wonderful news, congratulations!
+ 4 more examples
- Have you heard the news about the match?
- No news is good news, they say.
- I had some bad news from home this morning.
- News of the floods spread quickly through the town.
- 2
[sing.] the news
a regular television or radio programme that reports recent events
(टीवी या रेडियो का) समाचार कार्यक्रम
- I saw it on the news.
- We watch the news every evening at nine.
- The news starts with the weather forecast.
+ 1 more example
- It was on the news that the bridge was closed.
¶Idioms 1
no news is good news
if there were bad news, you would have heard it, so things are probably fine
कोई खबर न आना ही अच्छी खबर है
- We haven't heard from him yet, but no news is good news.
?Which word?
news takes a singular verb
News ends in s but it is uncountable and singular: 'The news is good.' Say a piece of news, not 'a news'.
News के अंत में s है, फिर भी यह uncountable noun है और इसके साथ singular verb आता है, जैसे 'The news is good.' एक खबर के लिए 'a piece of news' कहा जाता है।
§Grammar and usage
News takes a singular verb.
Subject-verb agreement में news के साथ singular verb आता है।