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narrateto tell a story or describe events in speech or writing

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to tell a story or describe events in speech or writing

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈnæreɪt/

Korean meaning: 이야기를 들려주다, 서술하다

Korean pronunciation: 나-레이트 (강세: 나)

Example Sentences

  • The old grandfather narrated his adventures to his grandchildren every night.
  • Morgan Freeman could narrate a grocery list and make it sound epic.
  • She narrated her cat's daily activities like a nature documentary.

narrate

VERB

//ˈnæreɪt//

to tell a story or describe events in speech or writing

narrate concept
💡 Concept

Grandmother narrating stories to fascinated children

narrate mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

She narrated every scene with such incredible detail that the room went completely silent.

narrate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Narrate to create, then elaborate!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈnæreɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/næˈreɪt/

🌳Etymology

Rootnarr-
Suffix--ate

Origin

라틴어 'narrare'에서 유래되었으며, 이는 '말하다, 이야기하다'라는 의미였습니다. 고대 로마 시대 이야기꾼들이 사람들에게 이야기를 들려주던 전통에서 비롯된 단어입니다.

🎵Rhyme

createrelateelaborate
create
relate
elaborate

🔗Collocations

narrate a story
narrate a documentary
narrate events
narrate in detail
beautifully narrated

📝Examples

The old grandfather narrated his adventures to his grandchildren every night.

😄 Fun example

Morgan Freeman could narrate a grocery list and make it sound epic.

😄 Fun example

She narrated her cat's daily activities like a nature documentary.

The witness narrated the sequence of events to the police.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

tellrecountrelatedescribechronicle

Antonyms

concealsuppresswithhold

Related

narratornarrativenarrationstoryteller

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