Story - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
- a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale (syn: floor, level, storey)
- a record or narrative description of past events (syn: account, chronicle, history)
the story of exposure to lead
Extra examples
She told charming stories about her travels.
Don't tell stories.
All the newspapers carried the story about the fire.
I tell the story as I heard it.
Mommy, will you read me a story?
We cuddled together over a bedtime story.
The film was based on a true story.
Don't be frightened - it's only a story (=it is imaginary).
'The Observer' ran a story about the scandal (=reported it).
The full story of what happened has never been reported.
Her parents did not believe her story.
First he wanted to hear Matthew's side of the story (=his description of what happened).
He was having an affair with Julie, or so the story goes (=people are saying this).
Where were you? And don't give me some story about working late!
Well that's my story (=that is what I say happened), and I'm sticking to it.
Word forms
singular: story
plural: stories
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