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I really wanted to write an adventure story, a murder-mystery that was set during the gold-rush years in New Zealand.
Eleanor Catton

Meaning of "story" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STORY

From Anglo-French estorie, from Latin historia.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STORY

story  [ˈstɔːrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Story 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 story in English.

WHAT DOES STORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Story

Story or Stories may refer to: ▪ Story, a recounting of a sequence of events ▪ Narrative ▪ Story ▪ Story, or storey, a floor or level of a building ▪ Stories, colloquial, US American expression for soap operas...

Definition of story in the English dictionary

The first definition of story in the dictionary is a narration of a chain of events told or written in prose or verse. Other definition of story is Also called: short story. a piece of fiction, briefer and usually less detailed than a novel. Story is also Also called: story line. the plot of a book, film, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STORY

PRESENT

Present
I story
you story
he/she/it stories
we story
you story
they story
Present continuous
I am storying
you are storying
he/she/it is storying
we are storying
you are storying
they are storying
Present perfect
I have storied
you have storied
he/she/it has storied
we have storied
you have storied
they have storied
Present perfect continuous
I have been storying
you have been storying
he/she/it has been storying
we have been storying
you have been storying
they have been storying
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 storied
you storied
he/she/it storied
we storied
you storied
they storied
Past continuous
I was storying
you were storying
he/she/it was storying
we were storying
you were storying
they were storying
Past perfect
I had storied
you had storied
he/she/it had storied
we had storied
you had storied
they had storied
Past perfect continuous
I had been storying
you had been storying
he/she/it had been storying
we had been storying
you had been storying
they had been storying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will story
you will story
he/she/it will story
we will story
you will story
they will story
Future continuous
I will be storying
you will be storying
he/she/it will be storying
we will be storying
you will be storying
they will be storying
Future perfect
I will have storied
you will have storied
he/she/it will have storied
we will have storied
you will have storied
they will have storied
Future perfect continuous
I will have been storying
you will have been storying
he/she/it will have been storying
we will have been storying
you will have been storying
they will have been storying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would story
you would story
he/she/it would story
we would story
you would story
they would story
Conditional continuous
I would be storying
you would be storying
he/she/it would be storying
we would be storying
you would be storying
they would be storying
Conditional perfect
I would have story
you would have story
he/she/it would have story
we would have story
you would have story
they would have story
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been storying
you would have been storying
he/she/it would have been storying
we would have been storying
you would have been storying
they would have been storying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you story
we let´s story
you story
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to story
Past participle
storied
Present Participle
storying
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.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STORY


cacciatore
ˌkɑːtʃəˈtɔːrɪ
centaury
ˈsɛntɔːrɪ
clerestory
ˈklɪəˌstɔːrɪ
corey
ˈkɔːrɪ
cory
ˈkɔːrɪ
glory
ˈɡlɔːrɪ
Maggiore
ˌmædʒɪˈɔːrɪ
MORI
ˈmɔːrɪ
multistorey
ˌmʌltɪˈstɔːrɪ
overstory
ˌəʊvəˈstɔːrɪ
satori
səˈtɔːrɪ
single-storey
ˈsɪŋɡəlˌstɔːrɪ
six-storey
ˌsɪksˈstɔːrɪ
storey
ˈstɔːrɪ
sumotori
ˌsuːməʊˈtɔːrɪ
Tory
ˈtɔːrɪ
two-storey
ˈtuːˈstɔːrɪ
understorey
ˈʌndəˌstɔːrɪ
understory
ˈʌndəˌstɔːrɪ
yakitori
ˌjækɪˈtɔːrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STORY

storming party
stormless
Stormont
stormproof
stormstayed
stormy
stormy petrel
stornello
Stornoway
Storthing
Storting
story arc
story line
story writer
storyboard
storybook
storyette
storyline
storyteller
storytelling

WORDS THAT END LIKE STORY

depository
directory
factory
Federal Capital Territory
history
horror story
introductory
inventory
laboratory
love story
mandatory
regulatory
repository
respiratory
satisfactory
statutory
territory
the Directory
the same old story
victory

Synonyms and antonyms of story in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STORY»

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

Translation of «story» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STORY

Find out the translation of story to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of story from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «story» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

故事
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

relato
570 millions of speakers

English

story
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कहानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قِصَّة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рассказ
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

história
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গল্প
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

histoire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cerita
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geschichte
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

物語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이야기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Crita
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

câu chuyện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கதை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कथा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Öykü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

storia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

historyjka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

історія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

poveste
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ιστορία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

storie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

historia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

historie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of story

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STORY»

The term «story» is very widely used and occupies the 876 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «story» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «story» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about story

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10 QUOTES WITH «STORY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word story.
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Peter Ackroyd
It may seem unfashionable to say so, but historians should seize the imagination as well as the intellect. History is, in a sense, a story, a narrative of adventure and of vision, of character and of incident. It is also a portrait of the great general drama of the human spirit.
2
Kevin Bacon
I like directing. It takes a lot out of you, but I'd like to do it again - I just have to find a story I want to tell.
3
George Balanchine
In ballet a complicated story is impossible to tell... we can't dance synonyms.
4
James Balog
The 'New Yorker' asked me to shoot a story on climate change in 2005, and I wound up going to Iceland to shoot a glacier. The real story wasn't the beautiful white top. It ended up being at the terminus of the glacier where it's dying.
5
Bipasha Basu
When I started out as a model, I took things for granted. Because I bagged work thanks to my looks, I didn't give my body any importance. I was a couch potato who'd eat anything. Then, in 2005, a tabloid ran a story calling me fat. I thought, 'I'm famous. How can I be fat?' It was a slap. I decided to get fit.
6
Ann Beattie
You have to figure out who the right person is to tell the story. And often, people who are very self-aware will only sound as if they are pontificating if they tell the story.
7
Elliott Bisnow
Everyone has an 'I thought Elliott was crazy' story.
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Alan Bradley
TV and film taught me to think cinematically. Teaching others to edit, for example, provides a great deal of insight into the millions of ways in which given elements can be put together to tell a story.
9
David Brock
Eventually the story would spill over into the regular media.
10
Eleanor Catton
I really wanted to write an adventure story, a murder-mystery that was set during the gold-rush years in New Zealand.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STORY»

Discover the use of story in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to story and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Story Book of Science
The wonders of plant and animal life told with rare literary charm by Uncle Paul in conversations with three children.
Jean-Henri Fabre, 2006
2
Ghost Story
It began shortly after the party at which one of their members, Edward Wanderley, had died - or was killed.
Peter Straub, 2012
3
Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of ...
No one better understands how all the elements of a screenplay fit together, and no one is better qualified to explain the "magic" of story construction and the relationship between structure and character than Robert McKee.
Robert McKee, 2010
4
Egg Story
"Growing up. Leaving home. Falling in love. Witnessing madness and murder. Becoming a ninja. This could be a story about any of us. But it isn't. It's a story about eggs."--P. [4] of cover.
‎2004
5
Curious George
In this, the original book about the curious monkey, George is taken from the jungle by the man in the yellow hat to live in a new home, but--oh, what happened!
H. A. Rey, Margret Rey, 2009
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Story Proof: The Science Behind the Startling Power of Story
Like Stephen Krashen's important work in The Power of Reading, Story Proof collects and analyzes the research that validates the importance of story, story reading, and storytelling to the brain development and education of children and ...
Kendall Haven, 2007
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Polio : An American Story: An American Story
Here is a remarkable portrait of America in the early 1950s, using the widespread panic over polio to shed light on our national obsessions and fears.
David M. Oshinsky George Littlefield Professor of History University of Texas at Austin, 2005
8
Tell Me a Story: Narrative and Intelligence
In this study by an expert on learning and computers, the author argues that artificial intelligence must be based on real human intelligence.
Roger C. Schank, 1995
9
Story
What is the essence of story? How does the storyteller convey meaning? Leading scholar Harold Scheub tackles these questions and more, demonstrating that the power of story lies in emotion.
Harold Scheub, 1998
10
Ozu's Tokyo Story
" Exploring its universality and cultural specificity, this collection of specially commissioned essays demonstrates the multiple planes on which the film can be appreciated.
David Desser, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term story is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Public Editor's Journal | A Clinton Story Fraught With …
Updated: July 28, 2015 | The story certainly seemed like a blockbuster: A criminal investigation of Hillary Rodham Clinton by the Justice Department was being ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Ex-Wife: Donald Trump Made Me Feel Violated During Sex
“You write a story that has Mr. Trump's name in it, with the word 'rape,' and I'm going to mess your life up… for as long as you're on this frickin' planet… you're ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
3
Ads for Podcasts Test the Line Between Story and Sponsor
But Ms. Chow was not interviewing Ford employees for a news story. She was making an advertisement for Ford to run on her podcast, between news segments. «New York Times, Jul 15»
4
New York Times alters Clinton email story
The Times also changed the headline of the story, from "Criminal Inquiry Sought in Hillary Clinton's Use of Email" to "Criminal Inquiry Is Sought in Clinton Email ... «Politico, Jul 15»
5
'A story of heroism' from survivors inside La. theater
They were two teachers out to watch a movie on a steamy Thursday evening in Lafayette, La. And Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says they became "a story of ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
6
Overpasses: A love story
MILWAUKEE—The Marquette Interchange is an engineering marvel, a steel and concrete symphony of girders and flyovers at the edge of downtown Milwaukee, ... «Politico, Jul 15»
7
Is Gawker's story removal a dangerous precedent?
Many opponents pointed out that the story amounted to homophobic shaming, while some of Gawker's editorial staff defended the decision. Gawker's Read ... «CNBC, Jul 15»
8
Her Story Is a Game Made of Video Clips, and I'm Obsessed
If you don't think a videogame about watching a whole bunch of chopped-up, out-of-order clips of a woman talking into a camera can be gripping, Her Story will ... «Wired, Jul 15»
9
Reviewed on PC
This is the core experience of Her Story, a wonderful, brave video game unlike anything I've played before. The woman above has a dead husband, and she's a ... «IGN, Jun 15»
10
The Story of New York's First Black Police Officer, Told With the Help …
Mr. Battle's arc from humble Southern roots through racist barriers in New York would be a familiar story, like the stories of other black pioneers. But he was ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

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