Term: narrate
narrate (verb) /nəˈreɪt/ (UK) or /ˈnær.eɪt/ (US)
Similar to: tell; recount; describe; chronicle; voice over
Definition: to tell a story or describe a series of events in speech or writing; or to provide a spoken commentary for a movie, documentary, or play.
Translation: stāstīt, atstāstīt, diktēt aizkadra tekstu
Examples: “The documentary is narrated by Morgan Freeman, whose deep voice adds a sense of drama.”
“He began to narrate the strange events that had happened to him over the weekend.”
“The novel is narrated from the perspective of a ten-year-old child.”
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
narrate (verb)transitive verb
to tell (as a story) in detail , also to provide spoken commentary for (as a movie or television show)
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
narrate (verb)to give an oral or written account of in some detail
SYNONYMS:
chart, chronicle, describe, narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, reportRELATED WORDS:
deliver, give, reel off, state, utter, voice; detail, enumerate, itemize, particularize; bare, disclose, divulge, expose, let on (about), reveal; delineate, depict, express, render, sketch