narrate
verb (used with object)
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
narrated
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past participleof narrate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof narrate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
narrateverb (used with object)to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
Example Sentences
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“The Floating World” is narrated by a youngish, principled, unnamed man whose wife has recently died, apparently by suicide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The account, whose posts mostly lacked original substance, "only gained popularity because its dubious, sordid content was narrated by the attractive voice of a popular actor," Tsuda's legal team said, according to the court records.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Raman received $1,500 from “Better Call Saul” actor Bob Odenkirk, who also narrated a recent campaign ad for her campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Golding said he was in the "shadow of giants" following in the footsteps of Sir Ringo and Pierce Brosnan, who narrated a 2008 movie special called Thomas & Friends: The Great Discovery.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
I narrated my college life in exacting detail to both my parents like a homesteader dutifully providing dispatches from the frontier.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
