Meaning of "headline" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF HEADLINE

headline  [ˈhɛdˌlaɪn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEADLINE

Headline is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb headline in English.

WHAT DOES HEADLINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Headline

The headline is the text indicating the nature of the article below it. The large type front page headline did not come into use until the late 19th century when increased competition between newspapers led to the use of attention-getting headlines. It is sometimes termed a news hed, a deliberate misspelling that dates from production flow during hot type days, to notify the composing room that a written note from an editor concerned a headline and should not be set in type. Headlines in English often use a unique set of grammatical rules known as Headlinese.

Definition of headline in the English dictionary

The first definition of headline in the dictionary is Also called: head, heading a phrase at the top of a newspaper or magazine article indicating the subject of the article, usually in larger and heavier type. Other definition of headline is a phrase at the top of a newspaper or magazine article indicating the subject of the article, usually in larger and heavier type. Headline is also a line at the top of a page indicating the title, page number, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HEADLINE

PRESENT

Present

I headline

you headline

he/she/it headlines

we headline

you headline

they headline

Present continuous

I am headlining

you are headlining

he/she/it is headlining

we are headlining

you are headlining

they are headlining

Present perfect

I have headlined

you have headlined

he/she/it has headlined

we have headlined

you have headlined

they have headlined

Present perfect continuous

I have been headlining

you have been headlining

he/she/it has been headlining

we have been headlining

you have been headlining

they have been headlining

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I headlined

you headlined

he/she/it headlined

we headlined

you headlined

they headlined

Past continuous

I was headlining

you were headlining

he/she/it was headlining

we were headlining

you were headlining

they were headlining

Past perfect

I had headlined

you had headlined

he/she/it had headlined

we had headlined

you had headlined

they had headlined

Past perfect continuous

I had been headlining

you had been headlining

he/she/it had been headlining

we had been headlining

you had been headlining

they had been headlining

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will headline

you will headline

he/she/it will headline

we will headline

you will headline

they will headline

Future continuous

I will be headlining

you will be headlining

he/she/it will be headlining

we will be headlining

you will be headlining

they will be headlining

Future perfect

I will have headlined

you will have headlined

he/she/it will have headlined

we will have headlined

you will have headlined

they will have headlined

Future perfect continuous

I will have been headlining

you will have been headlining

he/she/it will have been headlining

we will have been headlining

you will have been headlining

they will have been headlining

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would headline

you would headline

he/she/it would headline

we would headline

you would headline

they would headline

Conditional continuous

I would be headlining

you would be headlining

he/she/it would be headlining

we would be headlining

you would be headlining

they would be headlining

Conditional perfect

I would have headline

you would have headline

he/she/it would have headline

we would have headline

you would have headline

they would have headline

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been headlining

you would have been headlining

he/she/it would have been headlining

we would have been headlining

you would have been headlining

they would have been headlining

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you headline
we let´s headline
you headline

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to headline

Past participle

headlined

Present Participle

headlining

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «HEADLINE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «headline» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of headline

caption · heading · title

TRANSLATION OF HEADLINE

Find out the translation of headline to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of headline from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «headline» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 大字标题
• Translator English - Spanish: titular
• English: headline
• Translator English - Hindi: शीर्षक
• Translator English - Arabic: عُنْوَانٌ رَئِيسِيّ
• Translator English - Russian: заголовок
• Translator English - Portuguese: manchete
• Translator English - Bengali: শিরোনাম
• Translator English - French: titre
• Translator English - Malay: Tajuk utama
• Translator English - German: Schlagzeile
• Translator English - Japanese: 見出し
• Translator English - Korean: 큰 표제
• Translator English - Javanese: Judhul
• Translator English - Vietnamese: tiêu đề
• Translator English - Tamil: தலைப்பு
• Translator English - Marathi: मथळा
• Translator English - Turkish: başlık
• Translator English - Italian: titolo
• Translator English - Polish: nagłówek
• Translator English - Ukrainian: заголовок
• Translator English - Romanian: titlu
• Translator English - Greek: τίτλος εφημερίδας
• Translator English - Afrikaans: kop
• Translator English - Swedish: rubrik
• Translator English - Norwegian: overskrift

10 QUOTES WITH «HEADLINE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word headline.

1

Maria Bartiromo

News is important information that may influence your investments. Noise is talk or buzz or some headline that prevents you from seeing a story clearly. News is useful. Noise is a distraction. Calling what's noise and news after the fact is easy.

2

Big Boi

I don't need a sensationalized headline to sell music or to bring attention to my music. It's the music and it's always been about the music.

3

Bill Burr

You start in bars and then restaurants, then you want to get into comedy clubs where you feature, then you headline, and once you sell out clubs you're into theaters. I've been able to get there, and it's cool to do that.

4

Dan Chaon

I'm certainly very influenced by what you would call 'contemporary headline horror,' stuff that is true crime or for one reason or another catches our attention in the media, those strange cases that we end up obsessing about. I'm always influenced by weird anecdotes and news.

5

Leslie Charteris

The gleam in their eyes telegraphs only too clearly that they are hoping for a headline, which of course means something disparaging, because nothing makes such good copy as a feud.

6

Russell Crowe

I don't make demands. I don't tell you how it should be. I'll give you options, and it's up to you to select or throw 'em away. That should be the headline: If you're insecure, don't call.

7

Nick Denton

Google and others truncate headlines at 70 characters. On the Manti Teo story, Deadspin's scoop fell down the Google search results, overtaken by copycat stories with simpler headlines. Deadspin's headline was 118 characters. Vital information - 'hoax' - was one of the words that was cut off.

8

Charles Edwards

'Be comfortable with who you are', reads the headline on the Hush Puppies poster. Are they mad? If people were comfortable with who they were, they'd never buy any products except the ones they needed, and then where would the advertising industry be?

9

Aimee Garcia

It's so exciting to headline a film. It's not every day you see a Latina carrying a full-length feature.

10

Lou Gehrig

I'm not a headline guy. I know that as long as I was following Ruth to the plate I could have stood on my head and no one would have known the difference.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEADLINE»

Discover the use of headline in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to headline and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Headline Writing

This book treats headline writing as a craft that can be learned, a skill that can be honed and perfected.

Sunil Saxena, 2006

When the Headline Is You: An Insider's Guide to Handling the ...

Valuable features include: A behind-the-scenes look at how news is made Complete guidelines to creating compelling messages Specific messaging formulae for building trust when the news is bad Step-by-step strategies for managing hostile or ...

Jeff Ansell, 2010

80 Sensational Headline Writing Prompts

Encourage your students' enthusiasm for creative writing! Using the dozens of funny, kid-pleasing "headline-style" prompts found in this book, students of all learning styles will be motivated to join in the classroom writing process.

Andrew Kaplan, 2001

Headline Diplomacy: How News Coverage Affects Foreign Policy

By covering a wide range of issues and examples, this important text will stimulate thoughtful appraisal of the relationships between the news media and those who make policy.

Philip M. Seib, 1997

Headline Haiku 2007

Headline Haiku 2007 is the second volume in the Headline Haiku series. This book contains 365 Haiku created using actual headlines found in the daily news.

Allan Revich, 2008

Headline as a Persuasive Tool in Publicistic Discourse

Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 8 ECTS (out of 10), University of Groningen, course: M.A. "Euroculture: Europe in the Wider World," language: English, abstract: ...

Nadia Ptashchenko, 2009

Chronicle of Singapore, 1959-2009: Fifty Years of Headline News

It is living history, told in vivid newspaper format. The book will tell a myriad of individual stories ? real-life ones ? that together have made and are making up the face, the heart and the soul of Singapore.

Peter H. L. Lim, 2009

Killer Headline

Two women in the witness protection program have been murdered in Montana.

Debby Giusti, 2013

New Headline World Atlas

Each country's political boundary is clearly distinguished with a contrasting band of color, making the Hammond Scholastic New Headline World Atlas value-priced and easy to read.

Staff Hammond Incorporated, 1997

Headline News, Science Views II

This engaging book "can be warmly recommended to card-carrying scientists and laypeople alike," New Scientist wrote about the first edition of Headline News, Science Views.

David Jarmul, National Research Council, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEADLINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term headline is used in the context of the following news items.

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Misleading headline makes Kings' DeMarcus Cousins look bad

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XXYYXX and Paper Diamond Will Headline New York's 2015 …

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Johnny Marr announces UK headline tour

The former The Smiths guitarist will play seven headline shows starting at Oxford's O2 Academy on October 4 and taking in Birmingham, ... «NME.com, Jul 15»

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DCity Smokehouse and Sloppy Mama's to headline Barbecue World …

The bad news: DCity Smokehouse will be closed this Sunday. The good news: The beloved Bloomingdale BBQ shop — along with the Sloppy ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»