story: meaning in English, with examples

/ˈstɔːri/

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Meaning

Words that tell what happened to someone, real or made up.

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Word origin

From Old French estorie, which came from Latin historia, meaning an account of events.

Origin: Old French
Root: estorie

Grammar

Gender

Pluralstories

Examples

"Story" means a set of events that you tell or write so that other people can follow them. The events can be true or made up. Note the spelling change in the plural: one story, two stories.

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This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 6: story, water, probably and 7 more words.