Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To cover with newspaper.
She newspapered one end of the room before painting the bookcase.
(intransitive, transitive)To engage in the business of journalism
His newspapered his way through the South on the sports beat, avoiding dry towns.
(obsolete, transitive)To harass somebody through newspaper articles.
He got newspapered out of public life.
Examples
1111 sentencesWhat the newspapers say is true.
Те, що пишуть у газетах, — правда.
ruТо, что пишут в газетах, - правда.
His picture was in the newspaper.
Його фотографія була в газеті.
ruЕго фотография была в газете.
deSein Foto war in der Zeitung.
Will newspapers be able to survive?
Чи зможуть газети вижити?
ruПродолжат ли существовать газеты?
I just sell newspapers, nothing else.
Я продаю лише газети, і нічого більше.
ruЯ просто продаю газеты, ничего больше.
I was just reading the newspaper.
Я лише читав газету.
Origin
From news + paper.From news + paper.
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Forms
newspapers, newspapering, newspapered, newspapered| Base form | newspaper · to newspaper |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | newspapers |
| Present participle | newspapering |
| Past simple | newspapered |
| Past participle | newspapered |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- B2Media and the news — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
Collocations
12 patterns- read the newspaper
- in the newspaper
- bought a newspaper
- reading a newspaper
- the newspaper while
- the newspaper and
- folded the newspaper
- newspaper and put
- newspaper while eating
- delivering newspapers
- the newspaper every
- today's newspaper