I hope to have some good news for you soon.
news that
We are delighted at the news that our daughter is expecting a baby.news on What’s the latest news on your university application?
news of/about Everyone is shocked by the news of the arrests.
News is an uncountable noun and is followed by a singular verb:
The news was not very good.
News is used with the singular form of words such as this and that: He was shocked when he
heard /hɜːd/ this news.
✗Don’t say: these news
bad/terrible news
‘I’m afraid I have bad news, ’ said Jackson.
Have you heard the terrible news about Simon?
the latest news
Mom sent a letter with all the latest news.
old news (=news that you have already heard)
She wasn’t surprised; it was old news to her.
important news
I’ve got some important news to tell you.
the big news (=an important piece of news)
The big news is that Polly and Richard are going to get married.
have some news (for somebody)
I could tell by his face that he had some news.
tell somebody the news
Jack called him to tell him the good news.
spread the news (=tell a lot of people the news)
After she had the baby, her husband made phone calls to spread the happy news.
hear the news (=hear about something that has happened)
She was really upset when she heard the news.
welcome the news (=say that you are pleased about some news)
Environmental groups welcomed the news that the area would be protected.
greet the news with surprise/delight (=react to the news in a particular way)
Fans greeted the news of the victory with a loud cheer.
news spreads (=a lot of people find out the news from other people)
News spreads fast in a small town.
a piece of news (also a bit of news British English)Leo thought about this piece of news carefully.
the good news is …/the bad news is ... (=used to introduce a piece of good and bad news)
The good news is that most stores have the game in stock; the bad news is that it’s not cheap.
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