story 1 |ˈstôrē| noun ( pl. -ries) 1 an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment : an adventure story | I'm going to tell you a story. • a plot or story line : the novel has a good story. • informal a false statement or explanation; a lie : Ellie never told stories —she had always believed in the truth. 2 an account of past events in someone's life or in the evolution of something : the story of modern farming | the film is based on a true story. • [in sing. ] a situation viewed in terms of the information known about it or its similarity to another :
