verhaal — meaning in English
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English meaning
- account noun A written or spoken description of events; a report.
- narrative noun A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
- plot noun The sequence of events that make up a story, especially the way they are connected.
- story noun An account, true or invented, of events told for information or entertainment.
Senses
verhaal is used for these senses in English:
- account (accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. [from c. 1300]
- narrative The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.
- narrative That which is narrated.
- narrative A representation of an event or story in a way to promote a certain point of view.
- plot (narratology) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means. [from 1640s]
- story An account of real or fictional events.
account — full definition
- noun A written or spoken description of events; a report.
- noun A record of money held at a bank, or of a person's access to a service.
- verb To give a satisfactory explanation for something (usually with "for").
narrative — full definition
- noun A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
- adj Relating to storytelling, or having the form of a story.