Définition/Signification de story

• English - Noun: story ( plural stories ) A sequence of real or fictional events; or , an account of such a sequence . Ed . Rev . Venice , with its unique city and its impressive story Sir W . Temple The four great monarchies make the subject of ancient story . The book tells the story of two roommates . A lie . You’ve been telling stories again , haven’t you? ( chiefly US ) A floor or level of a building; a…
• English - Verb: story ( third-person singular simple present stories , present participle storying , simple past and past participle storied ) To tell as a story; to relate or narrate about . Shakespeare How worthy he is I will leave to appear hereafter , rather than story him in his own hearing . Bishop Wilkins It is storied of the brazen colossus in Rhodes , that it was seventy cubits high .
• English - Alternative forms: storie ( obsolete ) , storey ( UK , sense 3 )
• English - Etymology: From Anglo-Norman estorie , from Latin historia , from Ancient Greek ἱστορία ( historía , “ history ” ). Compare history and storey ( “ floor of a building ” ).
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /ˈstɔːɹi/ Rhymes: -ɔːɹi