- 1narrate something (formal) to tell a story synonym relate She entertained them by narrating her adventures in Africa. The story is narrated in flashback.
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- 2narrate something to speak the words that form the text of a documentary film or program The film was narrated by an unknown actor.
narrate
verbNAmE//nəˈreɪt//, NAmE//ˈnæreɪt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they narrate ,
he / she / it narrates ,
past simple narrated ,
-ing form narrating ,
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