Definition of narrate Narrate

/nɛˈɹejˌt/ - [nereyt] - nar•rate

We found 9 definitions of narrate from 6 different sources.

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What does narrate mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Verb

narrates, narrating, narrated  

narrate - provide commentary for a film, for example
  inform give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching"
narrate - narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"
  tell, recount, recite
  inform give character or essence to; "The principles that inform modern teaching"
  relate give an account of; "The witness related the events"
  crack break into simpler molecules by means of heat; "The petroleum cracked"
  yarn tell or spin a yarn
  rhapsodise, rhapsodize say (something) with great enthusiasm
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • narrate (Verb)
    To relate a story or series of events by speech or writing.
  • narrate (Verb)
    To give an account.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • narrate (v. t.)
    To tell, rehearse, or recite, as a story; to relate the particulars of; to go through with in detail, as an incident or transaction; to give an account of.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • narrate
    To relate a story or series of events by speech or writing.
  • narrate
    To talk about a story giving its details; to give a detailed account of.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • narrate
    na-rāt′, or nar′-, v.t. to tell, to give an account of.—adj. Narr′able, capable of being told.—n. Narrā′tion, act of telling: that which is told: an orderly account of what has happened.—adj. Narr′ative, narrating: giving an account of any occurrence: inclined to narration: story-telling.—n. that which is narrated: a continued account of any occurrence: story.—adv. Narr′atively.—n. Narrā′tor, one who narrates: one who tells or states facts, &c.—adj. Narr′atory, like narrative: consisting of narrative. [Fr.,—L. narrāre, -ātumgnārus, knowing.]

Part of speech

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  • narrate, verb, present, 1st person singular of narrate (infinitive).
  • narrate, verb (infinitive).

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