verb (used with object), nar·rat·ed, nar·rat·ing.
- to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- to add a spoken commentary to (a film, television program, etc.): to narrate a slide show.
verb (used without object), nar·rat·ed, nar·rat·ing.
- to relate or recount events, experiences, etc., in speech or writing.
verb
- to tell (a story); relate
- to speak in accompaniment of (a film, television programme, etc)
v.1748, back-formation from narration or else from Latin narratus, past participle of narrare “to tell, relate, recount” (see narration). “Richardson and Johnson call it Scottish” [OED], a stigma which kept it from general use until 19c. A few mid-17c. instances are traceable to Spanish narrar. Related: Narrated; narrating.