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Meaning of "the story goes" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE STORY GOES

the story goes play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE STORY GOES

the stage
the Stannaries
the Stans
the Star-Spangled Banner
the Stars and Bars
the Stars and Stripes
the states
the Stationery Office
the status quo
the Steppes
the Strand
the strap
the strings
the struggle
the sublime
the subsidiariat
the Sudan
the supernatural
the support
the supreme sacrifice

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE STORY GOES

bang goes
boat shoes
canvas shoes
does
dominoes
dress shoes
echoes
Goes
goody two-shoes
here goes
horseshoes
jelly shoes
joes
jogging shoes
mashed potatoes
mirligoes
on one´s toes
tap shoes
training shoes
woes

Synonyms and antonyms of the story goes in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the story goes» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE STORY GOES

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

Translator English - Chinese

故事的结局
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la historia continúa
570 millions of speakers

English

the story goes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कहानी जाता है
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تقول القصة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

история идет
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

a história se passa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গল্প যায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´histoire continue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cerita itu berlaku
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

die Geschichte geht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

物語は行く
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이야기는 간다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Crita dadi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

câu chuyện đi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கதை செல்கிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कथा जातो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hikaye gider
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

la storia va
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Legenda głosi,
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

історія йде
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

povestea merge
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

η ιστορία συνεχίζεται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die storie gaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

historien går
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

historien går
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the story goes

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE STORY GOES»

The term «the story goes» is very widely used and occupies the 5.955 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE STORY GOES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «the story goes» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «the story goes» 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 the story goes

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE STORY GOES»

Discover the use of the story goes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the story goes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
So the Story Goes: Photographs by Tina Barney, Philip-Lorca ...
So the Story Goes is arranged in portfolio format and features beautiful color reproductions of about twenty photographs by each artist.
Katherine A. Bussard, 2006
2
The Story Goes On
An illustrated poem about the cycle of life--bug eats plant, frog eats bug, snake eats frog, hawk eats snake, and so on.
Aileen Fisher, 2005
3
So the Story Goes: Twenty-Five Years of the Johns Hopkins ...
A superlative anthology of short fiction presents the best examples of the genre from the twenty-five years of the series, with contributions from Robley Wilson, Frances Sherwood, Jean McGarry, Judith Grossman, Stephen Dixon, Guy Davenport, ...
John T. Irwin, Jean McGarry, 2005
4
As the Story Goes
As the Story Goes belongs to a tradition of writing that is as old as storytelling itself. Brian Matthews is a master at telling tales that grow so tall we never want them to stop.
Brian Matthews, 2001
5
American Children's Folklore
... name is Davy He's in the U.S. Navy With a pickle for his nose, cherries on his toes And that's the way my story goes. The "story goes" in rhyme, and moreover, the rhythm created 51 "And That's the Way My Story Goes": Rhymes of Play.
Simon J. Bronner, 1988
6
Italian Neorealist Cinema: An Aesthetic Approach
When the story goes into its flashback, and we see Fred dismount from the turret of a tank, surrounded by jubilant and welcoming crowds, we are watching footage that could be a continuation of the prologue (in fact, Rossellini sent the ...
Christopher Wagstaff, 2007
7
Cassell's Magazine
7 I WVAS once upon a summer day— So the story goes— The Franklin's daughter chanced to stray Where the mill-stream flows. And as the rustic bridge she crossed— So the story goes— Over the rail she stooped, and lost From out her ...
‎1872
8
The Story of my Boyhood and Youth
And the story goes on to tell how the wretched rover "tore his hair," and "curst himself in his despair," when "with a shivering shock" the stout ship struck on the Inchcape Rock, and went down with Ralph and his plunder beside the good priest's ...
John Muir, 2012
9
Shards of Love: Exile and the Origins of the Lyric
Jerusalem, did not make it, and he dies at her doorstep — or so the story goes. The end of the story for Columbus has its own sadnesses. He too yearned to see Jerusalem and, the story goes, on the day before he died talked about his ...
María Rosa Menocal, 1994
10
Just Like Josh Gibson
A young girl's grandmother tells her of her love for baseball and the day they let her play in the game even though she was a girl.
Angela Johnson, 2007

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE STORY GOES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the story goes is used in the context of the following news items.
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Blondie is a stylish 40-year-old
As the story goes, Blondie's Clem Burke demolished his drum kit during a concert days after the death of the Who's destructive drummer in 1978. "That's for Keith ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
2
The Story Goes On Coming to Steam, Video/Screens Available
Developed by Scarecrow Arts and published by KISS Ltd., The Story Goes On is a hack n' slash, beat 'em up style game centered around a randomly generated ... «Gamers Hell, Jun 15»
3
Cape Clear's the place to be, so the story goes
He says: “A storyteller must be a good listener. I tell stories a lot abroad, for example. People will have good English, but I like to know that they're following me. «Irish Examiner, Aug 14»
4
Rock Out for the Lockout - "As The Story Goes" by Theo Fleury
Theo Fleury spent 11 years in Calgary entertaining fans night in and night out with his play on the ice. This past June, he returned to the Saddledome and once ... «The Hockey Writers, Oct 12»
5
Kafka and the Doll: The Pervasiveness of Loss
Franz Kafka, the story goes, encountered a little girl in the park where he went walking daily. She was crying. She had lost her doll and was desolate. «Huffington Post, Oct 11»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. The story goes [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/the-story-goes>. Apr 2024 ».
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