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nar·rate

Audio Help [nar-eyt, na-reyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -rat·ed, -rat·ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).

2.	to add a spoken commentary to (a film, television program, etc.): to narrate a slide show.

–verb (used without object)

3.	to relate or recount events, experiences, etc., in speech or writing.

[Origin: 1650–60; < L narrātus (ptp. of narrāre to relate, tell, say), equiv. to nār(us) knowing, acquainted with (var. of gnārus; see cognition) + -ātus -ate¹

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—Related forms

nar·rat·a·ble, adjective

nar·ra·tor, nar·rat·er

Audio Help [nar-ey-ter, na-rey-, nar-uh-] Pronunciation Key, noun

—Synonyms 1. detail, recite. See describe.

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nar·rate Audio Help   (nār'āt', nā-rāt') Pronunciation Key
v.   nar·rat·ed, nar·rat·ing, nar·rates

v.   tr.

To tell (a story, for example) in speech or writing or by means of images.
To give an account of (events, for example). See Synonyms at describe.

v. intr.

To give an account or description.
To supply a running commentary for a movie or performance.

[Latin narrāre, narrāt-, from gnārus, knowing; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]

nar'rat·a·bil'i·ty n., nar'rat·a·ble adj., nar'ra'tor, nar'rat'er n.

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narrator
noun
someone who tells a story

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narˈrator1 noun

a person who tells a story

Arabic:	راوٍ، قاصٌّ
Chinese (Simplified):	讲述者
Chinese (Traditional):	講述者
Czech:	vypravěč
Danish:	fortæller
Dutch:	vertellen
Estonian:	jutustaja
Finnish:	kertoja
French:	narrateur, *-trice
German:	der, *die Erzähler(in)
Greek:	ανιστορητής, αφηγητής ιστορίας
Hungarian:	narrátor
Icelandic:	sögumaður
Indonesian:	pencerita
Italian:	narratore, narratrice

Japanese:	語り手
Latvian:	stāstītājs
Lithuanian:	pasakotojas
Norwegian:	forteller, kommentator
Polish:	narrator
Portuguese (Brazil):	narrador
Portuguese (Portugal):	narrador
Romanian:	povestitor, narator
Russian:	рассказчик
Slovak:	rozprávač, -ka
Slovenian:	pripovedovalec
Spanish:	narrador
Swedish:	berättare
Turkish:	öykücü, hikayeci

narˈrator2 noun

a person who tells you what is happening or explains something in a film

Arabic:	راوٍ، مُفَسِّر
Chinese (Simplified):	解说员；旁白者
Chinese (Traditional):	解說員；旁白者
Czech:	komentátor, vypravěč
Danish:	fortæller; kommentator
Estonian:	jutustaja
Greek:	αφηγητής
Hungarian:	narrátor
Indonesian:	narator
Italian:	narratore

Latvian:	diktors, filmas komentētājs
Lithuanian:	diktorius, *aktorius, autoriaus vardu skaitantis tekstą
Norwegian:	forteller; kommentator
Polish:	narrator
Russian:	ведущий; комментатор
Slovak:	komentátor
Slovenian:	pripovedovalec
Spanish:	narrador
Swedish:	berättare
Turkish:	anlatan kimse

See also: narrate, narrative, "narrator" in any language

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
narrator

A person who tells a story; in literature, the voice that an author takes on to tell a story. This voice can have a personality quite different from the author's. For example, in his story “The Tell-Tale Heart,” Edgar Allan Poe makes his narrator a raving lunatic.

[Chapter:] Conventions of Written English

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Narrator

Nar*ra"tor\, n. [L.] One who narrates; one who relates a series of events or transactions.

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