story

noun
/ˈstɔː.ɹi/

An account of real or fictional events.

Example

“The book tells the story of two roommates.”

Other meanings

A lie, fiction.
“You’ve been telling stories again, haven’t you?”
A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account.
“What's the story with him?”

Synonyms

tale

Example sentences

“I don't know the full story at all.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Tell me a story in one sentence.”
Tatoeba · carlosalberto · CC0
“Are we the authors of our own story?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Ancient Greek "ῐ̔στορῐ́ᾱ" (learning through research).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “story” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.