Narrate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

provide commentary for a film, for example

narrate or give a detailed account of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nɚɹˈeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/nɐɹˈeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nɐɹˈeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /nɚɹˈeɪt/.

Examples

Tell what happened
The father told a story to his child

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

recount tell recite

Parts of Speech

verb	provide commentary for a film, for example
verb	narrate or give a detailed account of “Tell what happened”

Word Forms

narration	noun	a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
tale	noun	a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
teller	noun	someone who tells a story
telling	noun	an act of narration
narrative	adjective	consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
narrator	noun	someone who tells a story
recounting	noun	an act of narration
recital	noun	a detailed account or description of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erzählen

Kommentieren Sie zum Beispiel einen Film

🇫🇷French

raconter

commenter un film, par exemple

🇪🇸Spanish

narrar

proporcionar comentarios para una película, por ejemplo

🇮🇹Italian

narrare

fornire il commento ad un film, ad esempio

🇳🇱Dutch

vertellen

commentaar geven op bijvoorbeeld een film

🇵🇹Portuguese

narrar

fornecer comentários para um filme, por exemplo

🇷🇺Russian

рассказывать

дать комментарий к фильму, например

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुनाना

उदाहरण के लिए, किसी फ़िल्म के लिए कमेंटरी प्रदान करें

🇧🇩Bengali

বর্ণনা করা

একটি চলচ্চিত্রের জন্য ভাষ্য প্রদান করুন, উদাহরণস্বরূপ

🇮🇳Tamil

கதைக்க

எடுத்துக்காட்டாக, ஒரு திரைப்படத்திற்கான வர்ணனையை வழங்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

వర్ణించు

ఉదాహరణకు, చిత్రానికి వ్యాఖ్యానాన్ని అందించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

वर्णन

एखाद्या चित्रपटासाठी भाष्य प्रदान करा, उदाहरणार्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

વર્ણન

ઉદાહરણ તરીકે, ફિલ્મ માટે કોમેન્ટ્રી આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರೂಪಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

ಚಲನಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ವಿವರಣೆಯನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸಿ, ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിവരിക്കുക

ഒരു സിനിമയ്ക്ക് വ്യാഖ്യാനം നൽകുക, ഉദാഹരണത്തിന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਿਆਨ ਕਰੋ

ਉਦਾਹਰਨ ਲਈ, ਇੱਕ ਫਿਲਮ ਲਈ ਟਿੱਪਣੀ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیان کرنا

مثال کے طور پر کسی فلم کے لیے کمنٹری فراہم کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

叙事

例如，为电影提供评论

🇯🇵Japanese

語る

たとえば、映画の解説を提供する

🇰🇷Korean

말하다

예를 들어 영화에 대한 해설을 제공합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuật lại

cung cấp lời bình luận cho một bộ phim, ví dụ

🇹🇭Thai

เล่า

ให้ความเห็นเกี่ยวกับภาพยนตร์ เป็นต้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

menceritakan

memberikan komentar untuk sebuah film, misalnya

🇵🇭Filipino

magsalaysay

magbigay ng komentaryo para sa isang pelikula, halimbawa

🇲🇾Malay

menceritakan

memberikan ulasan untuk filem, contohnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يروي

تقديم تعليق لفيلم، على سبيل المثال

🇮🇷Persian

روایت کند

برای مثال برای یک فیلم تفسیر ارائه کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

anlatmak

örneğin bir film için yorum yapın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְסַפֵּר

לספק פרשנות לסרט, למשל

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What is the primary definition of the word 'narrate'?

The primary meaning of 'narrate' is 'provide commentary for a film, for example'.

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Using 'narrate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'narrate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'narrate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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