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Meaning of story in English story noun [ C ] UK /ˈstɔː.ri/ US /ˈstɔːr.i/ story noun [C] (DESCRIPTION) A2 a description, either true or imagined, of a connected series of events: Will you read/tell me a story, daddy? Martha chose her favourite book of bedtime stories. He writes children's stories. I don't know if it's true but it's a good story (= entertaining to listen to although probably not true). She gave me her version of what had happened, but it would be interesting to hear his half/side of the story (= the events as described by him). Apparently his first words to her were "Will you marry me?" or so the story goes (= that is what people say happened). B2 a report in a newspaper or on a news broadcast of something that has happened: The main story in the papers today is the president's speech. C2 a lie: He made up some story about having to be at his aunt's wedding anniversary. More examples It's an age-old story of love and betrayal. The story is about theft, fraud and deceit on an incredible scale. Throughout the novel, the story is seen through the eyes of a detached observer. We don't know the full details of the story yet. He told the extraordinary story of his escape. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases story noun [C] (LEVEL) B2 US (UK storey) a level of a building: a three-story house Their new house has four stories including the attic. Synonyms floor (LEVEL OF BUILDING)level (FLOOR) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Idioms it's/that's the story of my lifethat's my story and I'm sticking to itto cut a long story short (Definition of story from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) story | AMERICAN DICTIONARY story noun [ C ] US /ˈstɔr·i, ˈstoʊr·i/ story noun [C] (DESCRIPTION) a description of events that actually happened or that are invented: There was a news story on television about flooding on the west coast. My daughter won’t go to bed without hearing a bedtime story. A story can also be a lie: Don’t tell me any stories – I want to know what really happened. story noun [C] (LEVEL) a level of a building: She lived on the third floor of a seven-story building. (Definition of story from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) EXAMPLES of story story Therefore, try your best when you tell the story, so (s)he can solve the riddle. From the Cambridge English Corpus It also suggests that traditional ways of telling the story overlook what sustains ordinary folk intent on finding religious meaning and identity. From the Cambridge English Corpus All are concerned with telling the story of her life. From the Cambridge English Corpus No doubt there is some revised physiological story to be told. From the Cambridge English Corpus The story, as it has been told, offers them 'a usable past' that should help them to cope with future change. From the Cambridge English Corpus He is telling a story of the political interaction between the two peoples and the cultural changes which follow it. From the Cambridge English Corpus Thus, it appears that for school-age children there may be a tension between telling a coherent story and including specific evaluative comments. From the Cambridge English Corpus Instead, however, the author seems to have gone out of his way to avoid telling any such story. From the Cambridge English Corpus Are we being told the whole story, or only that part of it which suits the author's purpose? From the Cambridge English Corpus The main appeal of the correspondence to the modern reader is that it tells the story so well. From the Cambridge English Corpus The story of his inability to keep silent after this abjuration has been told many times. From the Cambridge English Corpus There is, however, another story to be told. From the Cambridge English Corpus The following account, while telling something of their story, looks at how such a private 'language' can impact negatively on second-language acquisition. From the Cambridge English Corpus With a reference list of literary works, munication networks, and new approaches to story resources to fight censorship, and three appendices telling. From the Cambridge English Corpus Symbolic talk involves talk about play characters, their imagined actions, speech, and states, and characteristics of the imagined story setting. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of story These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. COLLOCATIONS with story story These are words often used in combination with story. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. amazing story This is an amazing story. From the Hansard archive anecdotal story One problem for the reader is that the book exhibits mood swings from anecdotal stories. From the Cambridge English Corpus bedtime story The venerable tradition of the bedtime story, a story intended to soothe anxieties and ease young children into sleep, is discarded with gleeful panache. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with story Translations of story in Chinese (Traditional) 描述, （真實或虛構的）故事, 敘述，描述… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 描述, （真实或虚构的）故事, 叙述，描述… See more in Spanish historia, historia [feminine, singular]… See more in Portuguese história, história [feminine], reportagem [feminine]… See more in more languages Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! Translator tool What is the pronunciation of story? 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