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storey , story /ˈstɔːri/ noun [countable]
story /ˈstɔːri/ noun (plural stories) [countable]

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story
[noun]
Synonyms:
- tale, account, anecdote, history, legend, narrative, romance, yarn
- report, article, feature, news, news item, scoop
Related Words: conte, description, fable, folktale, legend, märchen, Canterbury tale, cock-and-bull story, fabrication, fairy tale, fiction
English Thesaurus: account, description, story, report, version, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary

I. storey British English, story American English /ˈstɔːri/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: story; perhaps because some medieval buildings had paintings on their walls telling stories]
a floor or level of a building:
a staircase leads to the upper storey
two-storey/five-storey etc (=having two etc storeys)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English

II. story S1 W1 /ˈstɔːri/ noun (plural stories) [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: estorie, from Latin historia; history]

1. FOR ENTERTAINMENT a description of how something happened, that is intended to entertain people, and may be true or imaginary ⇒ tale
story about/of
a story about a princess
fairy/ghost/love etc story
a detective story
tell/read somebody a story
Mommy, will you read me a story?
a book of short stories
We cuddled together over a bedtime story.
The film was based on a true story.
Don’t be frightened – it’s only a story (=it is imaginary).

2. NEWS a report in a newspaper or news broadcast about a recent event, or something that is reported on:
a front-page story
‘The Observer’ ran a story about the scandal (=printed it).
cover story (=the main story in a magazine, which is about the picture on the cover)

3. EVENTS an account of something that has happened, usually one that people tell each other, and which may not be true:
The full story of what happened has never been reported.
Her parents did not believe her story.
First, he wanted to hear Matthew’s side of the story (=his description of what happened).
He was having an affair with Julie, or so the story goes (=people are saying this).

4. EXCUSE an excuse or explanation, especially one that you have invented:
Where were you? And don’t give me some story about working late!
Well, that’s my story (=that is what I say happened), and I’m sticking to it.

5. HISTORY a description of the most important events in someone’s life or in the development of something:
the Charlie Parker Story
He wanted to have his life story told on film.

6. BUILDING American English a floor or level of a building Synonym : storey British English:
a 50-story building

7. OF A FILM/PLAY ETC what happens in a film, play, or book Synonym : plot:
The story is similar in all her books.

8. it’s the same story here/there/in ... used to say the same thing is happening in another place:
Unemployment is falling in the US, and it’s the same story in Europe.


SPOKEN PHRASES

9. it’s the same old story used to say that the present bad situation has often happened before:
It’s the same old story – too much work and not enough time.

10. it’s a long story used to tell someone that you do not want to give them all the details that a full answer to their question would need

11. to cut a long story short (also to make a long story short American English) used when you only give the main point of something you are talking about, and not all the other details

12. but that’s another story used when you have mentioned something that you are not going to talk about on this occasion

13. that’s not the whole story used to say that there are more details which people need to know in order to understand the situation

14. that’s the story of my life used after a disappointing experience to mean that similar disappointing things always seem to happen to you

15. end of story used to say that there is nothing more to say about a particular subject:
As far as I’m concerned, Terry is still a friend – end of story.

16. it's a different story used to say that something is not what you expect it to be:
It looks like a big house, but inside it’s a different story.

17. LIE a lie – used by children or when speaking to children Synonym : tale:
You shouldn’t tell stories.
short story, ⇒ cock and bull story at cock1(4), ⇒ hard-luck story, sob story, ⇒ success story at success(5)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English

story
noun
I. account of events/people, true or invented
ADJ. true | plausible | false, made-up She told the police a false story about being attacked.
apocryphal | cock-and-bull, tall No one would believe such a tall story.
official The official story was that the singer had broken his arm falling in the shower.
wild | convincing | charming, compelling, delightful, dramatic, exciting, fantastic, fascinating, good, great, interesting, intriguing, nice, wonderful | amazing, bizarre, colourful, crazy, extraordinary, incredible, outrageous, remarkable, strange | inspiring | amusing, entertaining, funny | epic the epic story of a family's escape from war
complex, elaborate | straightforward | awful, horrific, horrifying, nasty, shocking, terrible, tragic | sorry His life was a sorry story of betrayal and rejection.
depressing, heart-rending, moving, poignant, sad | improbable The film tells the improbable story of a monkey that becomes a politician.
well known | familiar the familiar story of a star who turns to drink and drugs
popular There is one popular story in the village of a man-eating cat that lives in the forest.
life, success She told them her life story.
hard-luck, rags-to-riches He was boring people with more of his hard-luck stories. The film is the rags-to-riches story of a country girl who becomes a famous singer. | after-dinner | coherent The film lacks a coherent story.
full, whole I suspected he hadn't told us the whole story.
short a collection of short stories
children's | classic | bedtime | mythical, mythological | adventure, Bible, biblical, crime, detective, fairy, ghost, horror, love, private-eye, spy, suspense
QUANT. fragment We had difficulty in piecing together the fragments of her story.
collection a collection of stories by modern writers
VERB + STORY read (sb) My dad sometimes read me a story at bedtime.
write | narrate, recount, relate, tell (sb) | embellish, embroider | believe The police didn't believe her story. | stick to We must stick to our story about the accident.
change At first he denied everything, but then he changed his story and said it was an accident.
swap We swapped stories about our worst teachers.
circulate, spread
STORY + VERB abound, circulate, get about, go around/round, spread Stories abound of vandalism and looting. A story was going round that the factory was in line for closure.
emerge | begin, open, start The story opens with a man hiding from the police under a woman's skirt.
progress, unfold The motives of the hero become clearer as the story unfolds.
end | be called sth, be entitled sth | be set in … The story is set in Poland in the 1930s.
be based on sth | concern sth, involve sth, revolve around sth | contain sth | illustrate sth This story illustrates the dangers of living on credit.
STORY + NOUN teller(also storyteller) | telling (also storytelling) | line (also storyline) His novels always have the same basic storyline.
PREP. ~ about a story about time travel
~ of the story of the Beatles
PHRASES but that's another story Many years later I returned to Africa but that's another story (= I am not going to talk about it now). | it's a long story ‘How come you've only got one shoe on?’ ‘It's a long story.’
sb's half/side of the story The teacher punished me without listening to my side of the story.
so the story goes, the story goes that … (= used to describe what people are saying although it may not be correct) She never saw him again?or so the story goes.
the story of my life Out of work with no money?that's the story of my life.
to cut a long story short Anyway, to cut a long story short (= not to give all the details), we had this argument and I haven't seen him since.
a version of a story According to Rachel's version of the story, they threw the key in the river.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary

story
II. report in a newspaper, etc.
ADJ. big, top The biggest story of the day was the signing of the peace agreement. And now back to our top story tonight …
exclusive | main | full Full story on page 3.
scare scare stories about the harmful effects of the vaccination
inside The magazine gives the inside story of life in a rock band.
sensational | lurid, sordid, spicy lurid stories of politicians' sexual adventures
cover, front-page, lead The magazine chose the peace process as its cover story.
news
VERB + STORY file, write More than one correspondent filed a story about the incident.
carry, print, publish, run Every newspaper carried the story.
PREP. ~ about, ~ of the story of his arrest

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary

story

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary

account a written or spoken description that says what happens in an event or process:
He provided the police with a detailed account of what he saw.
description something you say or write that gives details about what something or someone is like:
The report gave a brief description of the problem.
story an account of something that has happened which may not be true – used especially when people are telling each other about something:
I don’t think he was honest enough to tell us the full story.
Her parents did not believe her story.
report a written or spoken account of a situation or event, giving people the information they need, especially after studying something as part of your job:
The UN will issue a report on the incident.
Initial police reports suggest she was murdered.
version a particular person’s account of an event, which is different from the account that another person gives:
Her version of events has been contradicted by other witnesses.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus

article a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine about a particular subject:
Greg began his career writing articles for the college magazine.
an interesting newspaper article
story an article in a newspaper about a recent event, especially one that a lot of people find interesting or exciting:
a front-page story
I read a newspaper story about the crash.
The local paper ran a story (=published a story) about the festival.
piece a short article in a newspaper or magazine:
I’ve written a couple of pieces for the New York Times magazine.
The piece was first published in the Observer.
feature a special article about a particular subject, often with photographs and continuing for several pages:
They had a special feature on Croatia.
The paper did a big feature on growing your own food.
review an article in a newspaper or magazine about a book, play, product, hotel etc, giving someone’s opinion of it:
The play had rave reviews (=people liked it a lot - an informal use).
Did you see the review of the new Coldplay album?
column an article by a particular writer that appears regularly in a newspaper or magazine:
He has a weekly column in the TImes.
She writes a newspaper column on gardening.
editorial a piece of writing in a newspaper that gives the personal opinion of the editor about something that is in the news:
Several years ago the New York Times published an editorial stating that the appropriate minimum wage is $0.00.
cutting British English an article that has been cut from a newspaper or magazine:
His mother has kept all his old press cuttings.
examine to look at something carefully and thoroughly because you want to find out more about it:
Experts who examined the painting believe it is genuine.
Her new book examines the causes of social discontent.
A team of divers was sent down to examine the wreckage.
The police will examine the weapon for fingerprints.
have a look at/take a look at especially spoken to quickly examine something to find out what is wrong with it or to find out more about it. Have a look at is less formal than examine, and is the usual phrase to use in everyday English:
I’ll have a look at your car if you like.
inspect to examine something carefully to make sure that it is correct, safe, or working properly, especially when it is your job to do this:
The building is regularly inspected by a fire-safety officer.
Some insurance people have already been here to inspect the damage caused by the storm.
Russian and American teams will have the right to inspect each other’s missile sites.
analyze (also analyse British English) to examine something carefully, especially detailed information about something, so that you can understand it:
Researchers analyzed the results of the survey.
We’re still analysing all the data.
One of the problems in analyzing the situation is that we do not have all the information yet.
study to spend a lot of time examining something very carefully, for example a problem or situation:
I won’t comment till I’ve had time to study the proposals.
A team of scientists has been studying the effects of global warming on Antarctica.
scrutinize (also scrutinise British English) to examine something very carefully to find out if there is anything wrong with it:
Congress is currently scrutinizing the deal.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus

floor one of the levels in a building:
She lives in an apartment on the eighteenth floor.
storey British English, story American English used when saying how many levels a building has:
a five-storey car park
The school is a single storey building.
the ground floor (also the first floor American English) the floor of a building that is at ground level:
There is a shop on the ground floor.
The emergency room is on the first floor.
the first floor British English, the second floor American English the floor of a building above the one at ground level:
She lives on the first floor.
deck one of the levels on a ship, bus, or plane:
The Horizon Lounge is on the top deck of the ship.
a true story
‘Schindler’s List’ tells the true story of Oskar Schindler.
a classic story (=old and admired by many people, or typical and good )
a classic story about a little girl who falls down a rabbit hole
a short story
He has published two collections of short stories.
a children’s story
Enid Blyton is famous for writing children’s stories.
a love story
‘Romeo and Juliet’ is a classic love story.
a fairy story (=a children's story in which magical things happen)
She looked like a princess in a fairy story.
an adventure story
an exciting adventure story for children
a detective story
Most detective stories are about a murder.
a ghost/horror story
They sat round the fire telling ghost stories.
She likes reading horror stories.
a bedtime story (=one that you read to a child before they go to sleep)
He remembered his mother reading him a bedtime story.
tell (somebody) a story
Would you like me to tell you a story?
read (somebody) a story
She read a lot of detective stories.
write a story
The story was written by Lewis Carroll.
a big story (=a report about something important)
He had promised the newspaper a big story on a major celebrity.
the lead/top story (=the most important story in a newspaper or news programme)
The floods were the lead story on the news that evening.
a front-page story
The Times published a front-page story about the scandal.
a cover story (=the main story in a magazine, mentioned on the cover)
Hello magazine did a cover story on her last year.
do a story (=write and then print or broadcast it)
I went to Iraq to do a story on the war.
print/publish a story
The News of the World decided not to print the story.
run a story (=print it or broadcast it)
There wasn't enough definite information to run the story.
cover a story (=report on it)
Her family complained about the way that journalists had covered the story.
break a story (=report on it for the first time)
The Daily Mail was the paper which broke the story.
leak a story (=secretly tell a reporter about it)
We may never know who leaked the story to the press.
a story breaks (=it is reported for the first time)
I still remember the shock when that story broke.
story a description of how something happened that is intended to entertain people, and may be true or imaginary:
a ghost story
a love story
It’s a story about a man who loses his memory.
a book of short stories
tale a story about strange imaginary events, or exciting events that happened in the past:
a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen
I loved hearing tales of his travels.
myth noun [uncountable and countable] a very old imaginary story about gods and magical creatures:
an ancient myth
Greek and Roman myths
legend noun [uncountable and countable] an old story about brave people or magical events that are probably not true:
popular legends of the creation of the world
According to legend, King Arthur was buried there.
fable a traditional imaginary short story that teaches a moral lesson, especially a story about animals:
the fable of the tortoise and the hare
a Chinese fable
epic a story told in a long book, film, or poem which is about great or exciting events, especially in history:
an epic about 13th-century Scottish hero William Wallace
saga a story about a series of events that take place over a long period of time, especially events involving one family:
a family saga beginning in the 1880s
yarn informal a long exciting story that is not completely true:
The movie’s a rattling good yarn and full of action.
give (somebody) a story
I had the feeling that she wasn't giving me the full story.
hear a story (also listen to a story)
I’ve heard that story a hundred times.
make up/invent a story
She confessed to making up the story of being abducted.
stick to your story (=keep saying it is true)
He didn’t believe her at first, but she stuck to her story.
change your story
During police interviews, Harper changed his story several times.
believe a story
The jury did not believe Evans's story.
swap stories (=tell each other stories)
They swapped stories and shared their experiences.
the story goes (=this is what is people say happened)
The story goes that he was drowned off the south coast, but not everyone believed it.
a story goes around (=people tell it to each other)
A story went around that she had been having an affair.
the full/whole story
I did not know the full story.
a plausible/convincing story
She tried to think up a convincing story to tell her parents.
a remarkable story
The film tells the remarkable story of their escape from a prison camp.
an apocryphal story (=one that is well-known but probably not true)
There are many apocryphal stories about him.
the inside story (=including facts that are known only to people involved)
Though I’d seen the official report, I wanted the inside story.
sb’s side of the story (=someone’s account of what happened, which may be different from someone else’s)
I would like to give my side of the story.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus

newspaper:
The New York Times is a popular daily newspaper.
paper a newspaper. Paper is more common than newspaper in everyday English:
There was an interesting article in the local paper today.
the Sunday papers
the press newspapers and news magazines in general, and the people who write for them:
the freedom of the press
The press are always interested in stories about the royal family.
the media newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and the Internet, considered as a group that provides news and information:
This issue has received a lot of attention in the media.
Her public image was shaped by the media.
tabloid a newspaper that has small pages, a lot of photographs, short stories, and not much serious news:
The tabloids are full of stories about her and her boyfriend.
broadsheet British English a serious newspaper printed on large sheets of paper, with news about politics, finance, and foreign affairs:
the quality broadsheets
the nationals the newspapers that give news about the whole country where they are printed, in contrast to local newspapers:
The results of the nationwide survey became headlines in the nationals.
the dailies the daily newspapers:
The dailies reported the story.
article a piece of writing in a newspaper about a particular subject:
an article on the education reforms
report a piece of writing in a newspaper about an event:
newspaper reports on the war
story a report in a newspaper about an event, especially one that is not very serious or reliable:
You can’t always believe what you read in newspaper stories.
a headline the title of an important newspaper article, printed in large letters above the article. The headlines are the titles of the most important stories on the front page:
The singer’s drug problem has been constantly in the headlines.
front page the page on the front of a newspaper which has the most important news stories:
The story was all over the front page.
section/pages the pages in a newspaper dealing with a particular area of news such as sports, business, or entertainment:
the financial pages of The Times
the arts section
editorial the page of a newspaper on which the editor of a newspaper and other people express their opinions about the news, rather than just giving facts:
an editorial on the vaccination programme
column an article on a particular subject or by a particular writer that appears regularly:
his weekly column on gardening

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus

story
̈ɪˈstɔ:rɪ
{n.} An inaccurate, even false account of something; a result of wishful thinking.
Jeff said he was going to be promoted soon, but we all suspect that it is only one of his customary fairy tales.

See: OLD STORY, SOB STORY, UPPER STORY.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary


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