1. an account of incidents or events
2. a fictional narrative shorter than a novel
3. the plot or succession of incidents of a novel, play, movie, or similar work

Examples

• She told us a funny story about her childhood.
• The newspaper ran a story about the local election.
• We live on the third story of the apartment building.
• The movie had an interesting story but poor acting.
• He wrote a short story for the school magazine.
• That’s quite a story you’re telling us.
• The building has five stories and a basement.