RUMOUR


Meaning of RUMOUR in English

( BrE ) ( NAmE rumor ) / ˈruːmə(r); NAmE / noun , verb

■ noun

[ C , U ] rumour (of / about sth) | rumour (that ... ) a piece of information, or a story, that people talk about, but that may not be true :

to start / spread a rumour

There are widespread rumours of job losses.

Some malicious rumours are circulating about his past.

I heard a rumour that they are getting married.

Many of the stories are based on rumour.

Rumour has it (= people say) that he was murdered.

■ verb

be rumoured to be reported as a rumour and possibly not true :

[ vn ( that )]

It's widely rumoured that she's getting promoted.

[ vn to inf ]

He was rumoured to be involved in the crime.

►  ru·moured adjective [ only before noun ]:

He denied his father's rumoured love affair.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Old French rumur , from Latin rumor noise.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.