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Definition

to tell a story-possibly as the main voice in a documentary; or a character who speaks to the audience in a performance

The specific meaning of narrate depends on context. For example:

"She narrated her story with tears in her eyes." — told a story
"Her diary chillingly narrates her descent into madness." — tells a story in writing
"Morgan Freeman narrated the documentary which features historic news reports and interviews." — was the voice that tells a story while tying the scenes of a documentary together
"The character who plays the Stage Director in Our Town also narrates for the audience." — when an actor in a play, movie, or other performance helps to tell the story by talking directly to the audience (breaking the imaginary barrier between the performers and the audience)

She narrates the story with the wisdom of an older woman looking back on life.

narrates = writes or tells (a story)

She avoided eye contact as she narrated the story of how she ended up in prison.

narrated = told (a story)

Oprah Winfrey narrated the U.S. release of the documentary series Life.

narrated = was the voice that told the story while tying the scenes of the documentary together

I loved Peter Faulk's narration of the movie The Princess Bride.

narration = the process of telling a story (in this case the non-dialogue words in the movie that are directed to the audience)

(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)

Reese Witherspoon narrates the audio edition of the book.

narrates = tells (a story)

Who will narrate Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf?

narrate = tell (the story—in this case interspersed with a primarily musical performance)

AIA is about this girl named Anna (who narrates the story) and her one-eyed mom, who is a professional gardener obsessed with tulips, and they have a normal lower-middleclass life in a little central California town until Anna gets this rare blood cancer.
John Green -- The Fault in Our Stars

narrates = tells (a story)

Rutherford flicked his cigar as if the narration had excited him quite as much as he hoped it had me.
James Hilton -- Lost Horizon

_ Le Don was instantly released, upon our narration of the circumstances (with some comments from Dupin) at the bureau of the Prefect of Police.
Edgar Allan Poe -- The Murders in the Rue Morgue

He was very happy because he thought if I could remember and narrate such detail then my memory must be fine.
Malala Yousafzai -- I Am Malala
The poor girl's wretchedness at this time was beyond all fancy or narration.
Thomas Hardy -- Far from the Madding Crowd

Milady therefore continued, coloring her narrations more and more.
Alexandre Dumas -- The Three Musketeers

(editor's note: The suffix "-tions", converts a verb into a plural noun that denotes results of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in actions, illustrations, and observations.)

Judge Scott shook his head sadly at luncheon table, when his son narrated the lesson he had given White Fang.
Jack London -- White Fang
Gavril, of course, was in a corner, speaking into a camera, narrating the events as they happened.
Kiera Cass -- The One
John starts talking, but only in English: he is narrating what he sees, in the tone of a reporter.
Chang-rae Lee -- Native Speaker
We listen to classical KUSC on my car radio and it's like having a DJ on board, with Nathaniel narrating and patiently tutoring me.
Steve Lopez -- The Soloist
He gave her a very plain, intelligible account of the whole; a narration in which she saw a great deal of most characteristic proceeding.
Jane Austen -- Persuasion

The personality of the artist passes into the narration itself, flowing round and round the persons and the action like a vital sea.
James Joyce -- A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

I was narrating the part on the horrors of the old China.
Ji-Li Jiang -- Red Scarf Girl
She said nothing, however, till the narration was all done, and matters had been brought up to the present time.
Bram Stoker -- Dracula

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