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# headline

noun (a headline, headlines); verb (headline, headlines, headlined, headlining)

«headline» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The title printed in large letters above a story in a newspaper or on a news website. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/#m1)
2. «The headlines» are the most important news stories of the day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/#m2)
3. (verb) To be the main act at a concert or show. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/#m3)

### In the lessons

In English and media lessons pupils write headlines for news reports: short, catchy, in the present tense («Dog Saves Boy»). Media literacy: a headline can be written to shock or to make you click, so read the whole story before you believe or share it. Phrases: «make the headlines», «hit the headlines».

### Examples

- The headline said «Local School Wins Prize». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/#x1)
- Write a catchy headline for your news report. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/#x2)
- The story made the headlines all over the country. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/#x3)
- Read the article, not just the headline. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/#x4)
- Clickbait headlines try to trick you into clicking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/#x5)
- We heard the headlines on the radio at breakfast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/#x6)
- A famous band will headline the festival. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a headline, headlines. In headlines small words like «a», «the» and «is» are often left out, and the present tense is used for past events. A headline that shocks is not always true — check the facts.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «headline» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headline/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«headline» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/headline.html) on Mova free.