story
IPA: stˈɔri
noun
- An account of real or fictional events.
- A lie, fiction.
- (US, colloquial, usually pluralized) A soap opera.
- (obsolete) History.
- A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account.
- (social media, sometimes capitalized) A chronological collection of pictures or short videos published by a user on an application or website that is typically only available for a short period.
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana.
- A ghost town in St. Clair County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Sioux County, Nebraska.
- A census-designated place in Sheridan County, Wyoming.
- (computing) Ellipsis of user story. [(computing) In software development, a natural language description of how an end user uses a system feature.]
- (chiefly US) Alternative spelling of storey. [A floor or level of a building or ship.]
verb
- (transitive) To tell as a story; to relate or narrate about.
- (transitive, intransitive, social media, sometimes capitalized) To post a story (chronological collection of pictures or short videos) on an application or website.
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Examples of "story" in Sentences
- She told me a captivating story about her adventure in the jungle
- The children sat around the campfire, eagerly awaiting a spooky ghost story
- The book had a happy ending, but the real story was the journey of the main character
- As a journalist, I always strive to uncover the truth behind the story
- The ancient ruins held a story that had been lost to time
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