Kilo Lingo

/stɔː/

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Translation

A big shop, or a place where things are kept until they are needed.

Word origin

From Old French estorer, meaning to build up or to supply, from Latin instaurare.

Origin
Old French
Root
estorer
English cognates
restore, storage

Grammar

Gender
Pluralstores

Examples

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In British English a "store" is a large shop.

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"Store" here means the room where things are kept.

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Here "store" is used as a verb, meaning to keep something safely.

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This word is part of lesson 17.