store

store is on the Basic English 850 List.

stop - store - story

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: stôr, IPA ^(key): /stɔr/
• (UK) enPR: stô, IPA ^(key): /stɔː/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular store

Plural stores

1. (countable) A store is a building with many things in it, where people can exchange money for things.

   He went to the store to get some milk.

Verb

Plain form store

Third-person singular stores

Past tense stored

Past participle stored

Present participle storing

1. (transitive & intransitive) To store something is to put something away, usually if it is not being used.

   John stored his broken computer in his closet, to make room for his new computer.

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