story
n. countablen. a description of events that can be real or made up. You can tell one to a friend or read one in a book.
n. a narrative account of real or imaginary events. In a journalistic context, it refers to a specific news item or report.
She tells her children a bedtime story every night.
The local newspaper ran a front-page story about the opening of the new community center.
While the plot is simple, the story explores complex themes of identity and belonging through its richly developed characters and evocative setting.
Commonly takes the prepositions 'about' or 'of'.
He told me a history about his life.He told me a story about his life.Learners often use 'history' for personal anecdotes; 'history' refers to the chronological record of a country or field, while 'story' is for individual narratives.