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UK [ˈstɔːrɪ] / US [ˈstɔrɪ] noun [countable]
Word forms "story":
singular story plural stories
1) an account of something that happened. Stories can be imaginary, traditional, or true

She's written several children's stories.

The book is about the discovery of DNA – it's a marvellous story.

story about:

a story about a beautiful princess and a frog

read/tell a story:

She was reading a story to the children.

detective/love/adventure story:

a passionate love story with a happy ending

a) an account of events in a newspaper report or news programme
news story:

And now for a recap of tonight's main news stories.

front-page story:

The murder was a front-page story in the local newspaper.

b) an account of something, for example someone's life
story of:

The film is the story of their friendship.

the story behind something:

The book reveals the story behind this traditional dance.

c) a spoken account of something that happened to you

Have you heard his story about the time he met the Queen?

d) the events in a book, film etc

The special effects were good, but the story was boring.

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Collocations:
Verbs frequently used with story as the object ▪  concoct, invent, make up, read, recount, relate, swap, tell, write
2) an excuse or a reason that is not true

Do you expect me to believe that ridiculous story?

He's concocted an elaborate story about where he was that night.

3) something that people are talking about that may not be true

There are stories going around that they are having an affair.

I heard a story that he had moved to Australia.

The President has refused to confirm or deny the story.

4) the American spelling of storey
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be another/a different story — spoken to be completely different; spoken to not be relevant

It's very well organized this year, but last year was a different story.

(it's the) story of my life — humorous used when talking about something bad that happens to you often

I meet a nice man and he's already married – story of my life.

See:
likely I, long I, long I

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