tell, narrate, recount, recite
(verb) narrate or give a detailed account of; “Tell what happened”; “The father told a story to his child”
narrate
(verb) provide commentary for a film, for example
Source: WordNet® 3.1
narrate (third-person singular simple present narrates, present participle narrating, simple past and past participle narrated)
(transitive) To relate (a story or series of events) in speech or writing.
Synonym: tell
To give an account.
Synonym: report
Source: Wiktionary
Nar*rate", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Narrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Narrating.] Etym: [L. narratus, p. p. of narrare to narrate, prob. for gnarigare, fr. gnarus knowing. See Ignore, Know.]
Definition: 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.
Syn.
– To relate; recount; detail; describe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
