narrate B1 Topic:Communication US /ˈnæɹeɪt/ UK /nəˈɹeɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #30264 Meanings 1 verb To tell a story or describe events in speech or writing. She narrated the story of her childhood with great warmth. 2 verb To provide the spoken commentary for a film or documentary. A famous actor narrated the nature documentary. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to tell a story or describe... tellrecount Word family Forms inenarrablenarratednarratesnarrating Derived forms aforenarratedmisnarratenarratabilitynarratablenarratagenarrateenarratemerenarrateunnarrated Related forms antenarratologynarraternarrationnarrativenarratologynarratornarratory Etymology AI details In English (recorded only since 1656, but until the 19th century stigmatized as 'Scottish') apparently from narration. *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # narrate **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈnæɹeɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /nəˈɹeɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 30264 ## Meanings 1. To tell a story or describe events in speech or writing. 2. To provide the spoken commentary for a film or documentary. ## Examples - She narrated the story of her childhood with great warmth. - A famous actor narrated the nature documentary. ## Derived Forms - aforenarrated - misnarrate - narratability - narratable - narratage - narratee - narrateme - renarrate - unnarrated ## Related Forms - antenarratology - narrater - narration - narrative - narratology - narrator - narratory ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *ǵneh₃- ## Etymology In English (recorded only since 1656, but until the 19th century stigmatized as 'Scottish') apparently from narration. ## AI Etymology In English (recorded only since 1656, but until the 19th century stigmatized as 'Scottish') apparently from narration. In present-day English its meanings include to tell a story or describe events in speech or writing and to provide the spoken commentary for a film or documentary. Related and derived forms include antenarratology, narrater, narration, and aforenarrated. ## Topics - Communication markdown