story
gb/stˈɔɹi/ us/stˈɔɹi/
A1
انگریزی
~ 600
történet, hír, cikk, tudósítás, magyarázat, kifogás, emelet, szint
اسم
A1
1
történet
A2
استعمال کا انداز:
a story about [something/someone]
She told me a funny story about her childhood.
Elmesélt nekem egy vicces történetet a gyerekkoráról.
The movie is based on a true story.
A film igaz történeten alapul.
He wrote a short story for the school magazine.
That news story shocked the entire community.
Each chapter adds more detail to the ongoing story.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
I read a story before bed.
Lefekvés előtt olvastam egy történetet.
My grandfather told me a story.
A nagyapám mesélt nekem egy történetet.
This is a true story.
She wrote a story about a cat.
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'story' with 'history'. 'Story' can be fictional; 'history' refers to real past events.
معنی
account of events
لفظی تراکیب
tell a story
|short story
|true story
|fictional story
|story unfolds
ہم معنی الفاظ
tale (Often more literary or old-fashioned, but similar in meaning.)
متضاد الفاظ
fact (A fact is a single piece of true information, not a narrative.)
موضوعات
literature
|media
|daily life
|arts_entertainment
|communication
تعریف
A talk or text about things that happened, real or not, often to entertain or inform.
A description of real or imaginary events told for entertainment, information, or to explain something.
اسم
A2
2
استعمال کا انداز:
a news story about [something]
The newspaper ran a story on climate change.
Az újság közölt egy cikket az éghajlatváltozásról.
She covered the story for the local TV station.
A helyi tévécsatornának tudósított az ügyről.
That was the lead story on the evening news.
Journalists are competing to break the story.
The magazine featured a story about new technology.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
I read a story in the paper.
Olvastam egy cikket az újságban.
The TV had a story about the storm.
A tévében volt egy hír a viharról.
They wrote a story about the school play.
معنی
news article or report
لفظی تراکیب
cover a story
|break a story
|feature story
|news story
ہم معنی الفاظ
report (A general term for giving information; not always in narrative form.)
متضاد الفاظ
silence (No coverage or reporting of an event.)
موضوعات
media
|journalism
|communication
|education
تعریف
A report in a newspaper, on TV, or online about something that happened.
A piece of news or a report published in media about recent events.
اسم
B1
3
magyarázat
B1
kifogás
B2
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone]'s story is that [clause]
His story was that he missed the bus.
Az volt a magyarázata, hogy lekéste a buszt.
The police didn’t believe her story.
A rendőrség nem hitte el a magyarázatát.
He kept changing his story during the interview.
She stuck to her story despite the evidence.
I don't buy his story for a second.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
His story is that he was at home.
A magyarázata szerint otthon volt.
I don't believe her story.
Nem hiszem el a magyarázatát.
She changed her story many times.
معنی
personal account or excuse
لفظی تراکیب
stick to your story
|buy someone's story
|change your story
ہم معنی الفاظ
account (A more neutral term without implying fiction or excuse.)
متضاد الفاظ
truth (The actual facts without alteration or fabrication.)
موضوعات
daily life
|communication
|relationships
تعریف
What someone says happened, often to explain why they did something.
An account someone gives of what happened, especially to explain their actions or as an excuse.
اسم
A2
4
استعمال کا انداز:
a [number]-story building
They live on the third story of the apartment block.
A lakóház harmadik emeletén laknak.
The fire spread quickly to the upper stories of the building.
A tűz gyorsan átterjedt az épület felső emeleteire.
It's a five-story office tower.
The top story has the best view.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
My room is on the second story.
A szobám a második emeleten van.
It is a three-story house.
Ez egy háromszintes ház.
The top story has big windows.
عام غلطی:
Learners may confuse 'story' with 'storey' (British spelling); same meaning, different spelling.
معنی
floor of a building
لفظی تراکیب
two-story house
|high-story building
ہم معنی الفاظ
floor (Common synonym; 'story' is used more in American English for building levels.)
متضاد الفاظ
basement (A level below ground, not above.)
موضوعات
architecture
|daily life
|housing
|core_vocabulary
تعریف
One floor of a building.
A level of a building above ground level.
گرامر
لغت میں درج شکل
story
IPA
GB/stˈɔɹi/
US/stˈɔɹi/
ہجا بندی اور زور
story (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (story)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: story
- Plural: stories
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
stories
noun
Core family
storyteller
noun B1
storytelling
noun
Related words
storyline
noun
storybook
noun
backstory
noun
عبارات
cut a long story short
1/kˈʌt ə lˈɔŋ stˈɔɹi ʃˈɔɹt/
idiom
summarize briefly
To tell something quickly without all the details.
مثالیں
- To cut a long story short, we missed our flight and had to drive instead.
- He cut a long story short and told us they got married.
end of story
1/ˈɛnd əv stˈɔɹi/
fixed phrase
informal
no more discussion needed
Used to say there is nothing more to say about something.
مثالیں
- You’re not going to the party. End of story.
- We don’t have enough money—end of story.
make up a story
1/mˈeɪk ˈʌp ə stˈɔɹi/
fixed phrase
invent false events account
To create something that did not happen, usually to trick people or entertain them.
مثالیں
- She made up a story about why she was late.
- He likes to make up stories for his children.
the story of [someone/something's] life
1/ðə stˈɔɹi əv sˈoʊmˈoʊnsəmˈɛθɪŋz lˈaɪf/
fixed phrase
typical life experience summary
Used to say that something happens often to someone, usually something unlucky or disappointing.
مثالیں
- I missed the bus again—that’s the story of my life.
- Always getting caught in the rain—story of my life.