narrative

Definitions

1. The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.
   countable, uncountable
2. Narrative, fiction.
3. That which is narrated.
   countable, uncountable
4. A representation of an event or story in a way to promote a certain point of view.
   countable, uncountable
5. A manner of conveying a story, fictional or otherwise, in a body of work.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

33 more languages

العربيةالقصّةحكايةسَرْدِيقصةقصص+ 2 more

Българскира́зказ

বাংলারেওয়ায়ৎ

Bosanskirèčitrečit

Catalànarraciónarratiunarrativa

Češtinanaracenarativnípříběhvyprávěcívyprávění+ 2 more

Ελληνικάαφήγημααφήγηση

Suomikerronnallinenkerrontakertomuskertovanarratiiviselostustarinavuolassanainen+ 5 more

עבריתמעשה

हिन्दीअहवालइतिवृत्तकड़ीकथाकथानककहानीगाथादास्तानबयानबीतीवृत्तांत+ 8 more

Hrvatskirèčitrečit

Հայերենպատում

Bahasa Indonesianaratif

Íslenskafrásögn

Italianodescrizionenarrative

日本語姿勢物語物語り方紀解釈話語説話+ 5 more

ქართულიამბავიისტორია

ភាសាខ្មែរនិទានកថារឿងតំណាល

한국어설화스토리이야기

Кыргызчабаян

Latinaapologusnarrationarratus

Latviešustāstījumsstāstīšanastāsts

Nederlandsbreedsprakignarratiefspraakzaamverhaalverhalendverslagverteldevertellendvertellingverteltrant+ 7 more

Polskigadatliwyhistorianarracjanarracyjnyrelacja+ 2 more

Portuguêsnarrativa

Românănarațiune

Русскийболтливыйизложе́ние фактовисториянарративнаррати́вныйповествованиеповествова́тельныйразговорчивыйрасска́з+ 6 more

Српскиrèčitrečit

Svenskaberättelse

Тоҷикӣривоят

Українськанаративоповіда́нняо́повідьро́зповідь+ 1 more

اردوروایت

Tiếng Việtkể chuyệntường thuật

Examples

“changing, controlling the narrative”

“Yes, there were instances of grandstanding and obsessive behaviour, but many were concealed at the time to help⟳ protect⟳ an aggressively peddled narrative of [Oscar] Pistorius the paragon, the emblem, the trailblazer.”

“[Alexandra] Bell challenges the dominant coverage of Brown’s killing with the aim of introducing “a perspective and a narrative which is probably how a lot of people from these communities saw⟳ it go down”.”

“The posters quickly became embroiled in the interminable battle over narrative in the Israel-Palestine conflict.”

“The plot is full of holes, but the narrative is extremely compelling.”

“The player is free to create⟳ their own⟳ narrative within a much larger set⟳ of possible designed narrative options, or, given the geographic and dialogical openness of Morrowind, to refuse⟳ the creation of any narrative but their own⟳ and wander⟳ aimlessly through the game.”

CEFR level