tell a story — narrate a tale or account of events
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More collocations with story (9)
short story
a brief work of prose fiction
true story
an account based on real events
write a story
compose a narrative in written form
share a story
recount a personal narrative with an audience
adventure story
a story built around exciting journeys, dangers, or unusual experiences
bedtime story
a story read or told to someone before they go to sleep
mystery story
a fictional story centered on solving a crime or unexplained event
fascinating story
a story that holds someone's attention through strong interest
Sharing same tag — verb_noun
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- answer a question to provide a response to a question
- answer the phone to pick up a ringing phone and speak to the caller
- ask a question to address a question to someone in order to find something out
- attend a class be present at a scheduled lesson
- become a father have a child for the first time; take on the role of a father
- boil water heat water to 100 °C, typically to sterilise it or prepare food
- brush hair to smooth or style hair by drawing a brush through it
- build a house construct a house from the ground up
- build a wall construct a wall
- buy a car to purchase a car