a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
"he writes stories for the magazines"
a short account of the news
"the report of his speech"
"the story was on the 11 o'clock news"
"the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
a trivial lie
"he told a fib about eating his spinach"
"how can I stop my child from telling stories?"
A sequence of real or fictional events; or, an account of such a sequence.
"The new story of the library is under construction and will add another floor to the historic structure."
A building or edifice.
In plain English: A story is a made-up or true account of events that happens to characters.
"She told us an interesting story about her trip to Paris."
To tell as a story; to relate or narrate about.
"She sat by the fire and began to tell their adventure as a gripping story."
In plain English: To tell a story is to share a sequence of events with someone else.
"The old man told a long story about his travels to everyone in the room."
Usage: Use this verb when you are recounting events in a narrative format rather than simply stating facts. It often implies adding detail, emotion, or structure to make the account more engaging for an audience.
A surname.
"My neighbor's story, who lives two doors down, is always lending me his lawnmower on Sundays."
The word "story" comes from the Latin historia, which originally meant learning gained through research. It entered English via Anglo-Norman as a doublet of "history," eventually shifting to refer to a narrative account or a level in a building.