story

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UK /ˈstɔː.ɹi/ US /ˈstɔ.ɹi/

noun 6name 5verb 2intj 1

Collocations

(noun.) report in a newspaper, etc.

ADJ

big, top

The local news anchors discussed the top story about the new shopping center opening downtown.

exclusive | main

full

I'll read the full story about what happened at the concert once I get home tonight.

scare

The local news ran scare stories about crime in our neighborhood last month.

inside

My friend finally told me the inside story about why she left her job last year.

sensational

lurid, sordid, spicy

The tabloid printed sordid stories about the celebrity's private life last week.

cover, front-page, lead

The newspaper's front-page story about the local hero inspired many people to volunteer.

news

VERB + STORY

file, write

The journalist wrote a story about the local community center for tomorrow's newspaper.

carry, print, publish, run

The local radio station printed the story about the missing dog on their website.

PREP

~ about, ~ of

She told us a fascinating story about her travels through South America last summer.

Definitions

noun

An account of real or fictional events.

The book tells the story of two roommates.

...it must be exploded for fabulous, with other relics of ancient story...

A lie, fiction.

You’ve been telling stories again, haven’t you?

A soap opera.

What will she do without being able to watch her stories?

He stood on the doorstep for a minute, listening for sounds inside the house — a radio, a TV tuned to one of the stories […]

History.

[…] who is so unread or so uncatechis'd in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixt for many ages, only by unwritt'n traditions.

A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account.

What's the story with him?

I tried it again; same story, no error message, nothing happened.

verb

To tell as a story; to relate or narrate about.

How worthy he is I will leave to appear hereafter, rather than story him in his own hearing.

It is storied of the brazen colossus in Rhodes, that it was seventy cubits high.

To post a story (chronological collection of pictures or short videos) on an application or website.

But Portman, quite self-deprecating about her social-media savvy, says she . . . isn’t quite fully at ease yet with the world of double-taps and geotags and storying.

I hereby argue that the only thing that would make these mini Friends reunions truly complete would be contributions from Aniston herself, who decidedly does not have an Instagram page. Imagine the content possibilities: Aniston looking flawless and chic by the pool; Aniston Storying herself shopping at Gelson’s; […]

intj

Used as a greeting, short for what's the story?

*Any non-Irish person should be aware that it is not necessary to take the question literally i.e. one shouldn't start to explain your life story when greeted with 'What's the story?' rather they should respond in kind e.g. Greeting: 'What's the story?' Response: 'What's the story?' There are several variations on the theme, the most popular being 'What's the story, bud?' or the pithy : 'Story, bud?' or the pithier still 'Story?'

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single

noun — a record or narrative description of past events

noun — a short account of the news

noun — a trivial lie

fib
tale
tarradiddle
taradiddle

noun — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

sob story

A sad story, especially one intended to elicit sympathy.

"Dis picture is called De Tale o' Two Cities, and it's de French revolution. It's about a feller vot takes anodder feller's place and gits his head cut off; and say, dere's a sob s

cock-and-bull story

A far-fetched and fanciful story or tale of highly dubious validity.

The grinning landlord, as well as the boarders, seemed amazingly tickled at the sudden friendship which had sprung up between me and Queequeg—especially as Peter Coffin’s cock and

Banbury story of a cock and a bull

A roundabout, nonsensical story.

BANBURY STORY, of a Cock and a Bull, an Idle relation, in order to pick Acquaintance on the Road, till a convenient Place and Opportunity offer to rob or plunder.

success story

Anecdotal evidence for the benefits of some product or policy.

You can read about our success stories on our official website.

long story short

Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, a relevant story.

Anyway, long story short, I totally screwed up today.

Example Bank

The book tells the story of two roommates.

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...it must be exploded for fabulous, with other relics of ancient story...

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1861 June, Edinburgh Review, The Kingdom of Italy Venice, with its unique city and its impressive story...

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How worthy he is I will leave to appear hereafter, rather than story him in his own hearing.

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It is storied of the brazen colossus in Rhodes, that it was seventy cubits high.

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The further claim is that we create or invent the self specifically by “writing” and “storying” it.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, story is marked as obsolete, US, colloquial, idiomatic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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