store

I UK [stɔː(r)] / US [stɔr] noun [countable]
Word forms "store":
singular store plural stores
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1)

a) American a large shop

a grocery store

Complaints should be addressed to the store manager.

b) American a shop of any size

2)

a) a supply of something that is kept to be used later

a store of food for the winter

b) a place where a supply of something is kept until it is needed

The building was used as a weapons store.

3)

a) stores

[plural] supplies of food and equipment used by an army

b) the place where these supplies are kept

4) a large amount of something that is kept in your memory

She has acquired such a vast store of knowledge.

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in store (for someone) — if something is in store for you, it will happen to you in the future

None of us knew what lay in store.

set/put/lay (great) store by/on something — to think that something is very important

I've never set much store by money and possessions.

II UK [stɔː(r)] / US [stɔr] verb [transitive]
Word forms "store":
present tense I/you/we/they store he/she/it stores present participle storing past tense stored past participle stored
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1) to keep something in a particular place

Nuclear waste is currently being stored close to the town.

Store the cake in an airtight container.

2)

a) computing to save information in electronic form, for example in a computer's memory

The design can be stored on floppy disk.

b) to keep something in your memory

Phrasal verbs:

- store away

- store up