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Store
01
a shop of any size or kind that sells goods
Dialect
American
American
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
stores
Examples
He always forgets something at the grocery store.
02
a depository for goods
03
a supply of something available for future use
04
an electronic memory device
05
a large shop that sells many different things
Dialect
British
Britishto store
01
to keep something in a particular place for later use, typically in a systematic or organized manner
Transitive: to store sth
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
store
3rd person singular
stores
Past simple
stored
Past participle
stored
Examples
She stored her winter clothes in a box in the attic during the summer months.
02
to save something for future use
Transitive: to store a resource
Examples
Batteries store electricity for use when the power goes out.
03
to save or keep data on an electronic device so it can be accessed later
Transitive: to store data
Examples
You can store your photos on the cloud.
04
to keep information in the mind so it can be remembered or used later
Examples
The brain stores memories of childhood events.
Lexical Tree
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