| 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 “his narrative was interesting” |
| noun | a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events “he writes stories for the magazines” |
| noun | a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale “what level is the office on?” |
| noun | a record or narrative description of past events “a history of France” |
| noun | a short account of the news “the report of his speech” |
| noun | a trivial lie “he told a fib about eating his spinach” |
| narrate | verb | provide commentary for a film, for example |
| tell | verb | let something be known |
| historic | adjective | important in history |
| chronicle | verb | record in chronological order; make a historical record |
| report | verb | be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism |
| write up | verb | bring to public notice by writing, with praise or condemnation |
| fib | verb | tell a relatively insignificant lie |