narrate

nar·rate

N0019600 (năr′āt′, nă-rāt′)tr.v. nar·rat·ed, nar·rat·ing, nar·rates 1. 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).

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

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nar′rat·a·bil′i·ty n.nar′rat·a·ble adj.

narrate

(nəˈreɪt) vb1. to tell (a story); relate2. (Film) to speak in accompaniment of (a film, television programme, etc)[C17: from Latin narrāre to recount, from gnārus knowing] narˈratable adj

nar•rate

(ˈnær eɪt, næˈreɪt)

v. -rat•ed, -rat•ing. v.t. 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.). v.i. 3. to relate or recount events, experiences, etc., in speech or writing. [1650–60; < Latin narrātus, past participle of narrāre to relate, tell, say, derivative of (g)nārus knowing, acquainted with; akin to cognition]

narrate

Past participle: narrated
Gerund: narrating

Imperative
narrate
narrate

Present
I narrate
you narrate
he/she/it narrates
we narrate
you narrate
they narrate

Preterite
I narrated
you narrated
he/she/it narrated
we narrated
you narrated
they narrated

Present Continuous
I am narrating
you are narrating
he/she/it is narrating
we are narrating
you are narrating
they are narrating

Present Perfect
I have narrated
you have narrated
he/she/it has narrated
we have narrated
you have narrated
they have narrated

Past Continuous
I was narrating
you were narrating
he/she/it was narrating
we were narrating
you were narrating
they were narrating

Past Perfect
I had narrated
you had narrated
he/she/it had narrated
we had narrated
you had narrated
they had narrated

Future
I will narrate
you will narrate
he/she/it will narrate
we will narrate
you will narrate
they will narrate

Future Perfect
I will have narrated
you will have narrated
he/she/it will have narrated
we will have narrated
you will have narrated
they will have narrated

Future Continuous
I will be narrating
you will be narrating
he/she/it will be narrating
we will be narrating
you will be narrating
they will be narrating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been narrating
you have been narrating
he/she/it has been narrating
we have been narrating
you have been narrating
they have been narrating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been narrating
you will have been narrating
he/she/it will have been narrating
we will have been narrating
you will have been narrating
they will have been narrating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been narrating
you had been narrating
he/she/it had been narrating
we had been narrating
you had been narrating
they had been narrating

Conditional
I would narrate
you would narrate
he/she/it would narrate
we would narrate
you would narrate
they would narrate

Past Conditional
I would have narrated
you would have narrated
he/she/it would have narrated
we would have narrated
you would have narrated
they would have narrated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	narrate - provide commentary for a film, for exampleinform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"
	2.	narrate - narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"recount, tell, reciteinform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights"relate - give an account of; "The witness related the events"crack - tell spontaneously; "crack a joke"yarn - tell or spin a yarnrhapsodise, rhapsodize - recite a rhapsody

narrate

verb tell, recount, report, detail, describe, relate, unfold, chronicle, recite, set forth The film is a story about power, narrated by an old sailor.

narrate

verbTo give a verbal account of:describe, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report, tell.

Translations

讲故事讲述

narrate

(nəˈreit) verb to tell (a story). He narrated the events of the afternoon. 講述 讲故事，讲述 narˈration noun 講述 讲述narrative (ˈnarətiv) noun a story. an exciting narrative. 敘述 记叙文，叙述 narˈrator noun1. a person who tells a story. 講述者 讲述者2. a person who tells you what is happening or explains something in a film. 解說員；旁白者 解说员，旁白者