noun
    
    plural -ries
    
    [count] :a description of how something happened
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    The phrase the story goes is used to say that you are telling a story that you heard from other people.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [count] a description of imaginary events that is told as a form of entertainment
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    the series of events that happen in a story
    
    
    
    [count] :something that is reported in a newspaper, on television, etc. :a news article or broadcast
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [count] :a description of the most important events in someone's life
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [count] :a condition or set of conditions that affects someone or something :situation
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    b the story somewhat informal :basic information about someone or something
    
    
    
    
    
    [count] a lie that someone tells :a false story
    
    
    
    an explanation or excuse and especially one that is not true
    
    
    
    
    
    a likely story
    
    
    
    noun
    
    also chiefly Brit storey  , pl stories
    
    [count] :a group of rooms or an area that forms one floor level of a building