American English
/ˈstɔ.ɹi/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
A connected series of events, real or imagined, that someone tells or writes about.
Practice out loudA connected series of events, real or imagined, that someone tells or writes about.
My grandmother told us a funny story.
Is this story true?
For one account of events, use story. History usually means the study or record of the past.
tell a story · a true story · a short story · a love story
a story about + person/thing
the story of + person/thing
A report about a recent event in a newspaper, on television, or online.
The newspaper published a story about the fire.
I watched a story about the new hospital on TV.
news story · cover a story · front-page story · lead story
a story in + newspaper/magazine
a story on + TV/website
One level of a building.
They live in a three-story house.
Our office is on the second story.
American English uses story for a building level. British English usually uses floor.
two-story house · three-story building · second story · upper story
a two-story + house/building
on the + ordinal + story
An explanation of what happened that is not true or that another person does not believe.
His story changed three times.
That's a good story, but I don't believe you.
make up a story · stick to your story
to give only the main point
To make a long story short, we missed the train.
that is a different matter
I can help tomorrow, but today that's another story.
something you do not believe
"I forgot your birthday." "A likely story!"
The plural is stories, not storys.