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Idioms about store
- in readiness or reserve.
- about to happen; imminent: There is a great deal of trouble in store for them if they persist in their ways.
in store,
set / lay store by, to have high regard for; value; esteem: She sets great store by good character.
Origin of store
First recorded in 1225ā75; Middle English verb storen, shortening of astoren, from Old French estorer, from Latin instaurÄre āto repeat, start over, set up,ā equivalent to in- intensive prefix + combining form staur- (akin to Greek staurós āpole, crossā and Old Norse staurr āpoleā) + -Äre infinitive suffix; noun derived from the verb; see origin at in-2, steer1, restore
OTHER WORDS FROM store
storer, nounoĀ·verĀ·store, verb, oĀ·verĀ·stored, oĀ·verĀ·storĀ·ing.substore, nounwell-stored, adjectiveWords nearby store
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British Dictionary definitions for store
store
/ (stÉĖ) /
verb
noun
See also stores
Derived forms of store
storable, adjectiveWord Origin for store
C13: from Old French estor, from estorer to restore, from Latin instaurÄre to refresh; related to Greek stauros stake
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Other Idioms and Phrases with store
store
see in store; mind the store; set store by; variety store.
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