The meaning of NARRATE is to tell (a story) in detail; also : to provide spoken commentary for (something, such as a movie or television show). How to use narrate in a sentence.

Describing & telling stories (Definition of narrate from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

To give an account of (events, for example) in speech or writing or by means of images. See Synonyms at describe. 2. To supply a running commentary for (a documentary or performance, for example). …

NARRATE definition: to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.). See examples of narrate used in a sentence.

Definition of narrate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you narrate a story, you tell it from your own point of view. The three of them narrate the same events from three perspectives.

• Teaching history meant above all knowing how to narrate it. • He is writing to his sister, narrating the extraordinary tale that he has been told by Frankenstein.

Sep 22, 2025 · narrate (third-person singular simple present narrates, present participle narrating, simple past and past participle narrated) The documentary will narrate the rise and fall of the historic …

NARRATE meaning: 1 : to tell (a story); 2 : to say the words that are heard as part of (a movie, television show, etc.) and that describe what is being seen to do the narration for (something)

nar•rate (nar′ āt, na rāt′), v., -rat•ed, -rat•ing. v.t. to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.). to add a spoken commentary to (a film, television program, etc.): to narrate a slide …