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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 1225–75; Middle English verb storen, shortening of astoren, from Old French estorer, from Latin instaurāre “to repeat, start over, set up,” equivalent to in- intensive prefix + combining form staur- (akin to Greek staurós “pole, cross” and Old Norse staurr “pole”) + -āre infinitive suffix; noun derived from the verb; see origin at in-2, steer1, restore
OTHER WORDS FROM store
storer, nouno·ver·store, verb, o·ver·stored, o·ver·stor·ing.substore, nounwell-stored, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use store in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for store
store
/ (stɔː) /
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 instaurāre 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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