story

story

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈstɔː.ɹi/]

Senses

1. story (noun) — sense 1

Definition: An account of real or fictional events.

Example: The book tells the story of two roommates.

Concept: Рассказ

Polarities of the concept

2. story (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A lie, fiction.

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

3. story (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A soap opera.

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

4. story (verb) — sense 4

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

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

5. story (verb) — sense 5

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

Example: 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.

Structure of the word

Roots:
  • weyd (Proto-Indo-European)

Polarities

Brevity ↔ Wordiness — concept «Рассказ»

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