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Meaning of story in English

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story
noun [ C ] UK US

story [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.

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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.

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story [C] (LEVEL)

B2 US UK storey a level of a building:

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Idioms

it's/that's the story of my life

that's my story and I'm sticking to it

(Definition of “story” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"story" in American English

story
noun [ C ] US

story [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 [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)

Translations of “story”

in Spanish

historia, planta, piso…

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What is the pronunciation of story?

stormed
stormily

storming
stormy
story
browse story mode BETA
storyboard
storybook

storyline

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shaggy-dog story
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sob story
success story
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