narrated; narrating
: to tell (a story) in detail
The children enjoyed the lively manner with which she narrated her life's story.
also
: to provide spoken commentary for (something, such as a movie or television show)
The documentary is narrated by a famous actor.
Examples of narrate in a Sentence
The author narrates her story in great detail.
a documentary narrated by a famous actor
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Most of the time, though, as joked by Kang and Kodos themselves, they are written into the show as background cameos or to simply narrate their observations from their spaceship, laughing at us, maniacally.
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Grace Dean, Space.com, 25 Oct. 2025
His work credits have included National Geographic’s Ocean with David Attenborough, NBC’s The Americas narrated by Tom Hanks, and the upcoming Blue Planet III on BBC.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The professor recorded and narrated the field trip so Rogers and others could complete the assignment at Stanley.
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This is the first in a series of mysterious and increasingly frightening events that follow him through his childhood, all of it narrated in 'Penpal' by his adult self peering through a distorted lens of shaky, imperfect recall.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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Grace Dean, Space.com, 25 Oct. 2025
His work credits have included National Geographic’s Ocean with David Attenborough, NBC’s The Americas narrated by Tom Hanks, and the upcoming Blue Planet III on BBC.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The professor recorded and narrated the field trip so Rogers and others could complete the assignment at Stanley.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
This is the first in a series of mysterious and increasingly frightening events that follow him through his childhood, all of it narrated in 'Penpal' by his adult self peering through a distorted lens of shaky, imperfect recall.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Narrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/narrate. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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narrate
verb
nar·rate
ˈna(ə)r-ˌāt 
na-ˈrāt
na-ˈrāt
narrated; narrating
: relate sense 1, tell
narrate a story
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