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store · noun C

/stɔːr/Full view

store

A1 a building or part of a building where you can buy things

Dictionary examples:

a shoe/jewelry/hardware/electronics store

grocery/convenience/department stores

Are you going to the store?

I'll stop at the store and pick up tissues on my way home.

Learner example:

Yesterday I went to a store, and I bought some new clothes. (Key English Test; A2; Spanish)

in store

C1 going to happen soon

Dictionary examples:

You never know what's in store for you.

There's a bit of a shock in store for him when he gets home tonight!

Learner example:

Nobody knows what the future will have in store! (Skills for Life (Level 2); C1; German)

store · verb T

/stɔːr/

store (KEEP)

B2 to put or keep things in a special place for use in the future

Dictionary examples:

I stored my things at my mother's house while I was away.

We store the garden tools in a shed in the backyard.

Learner example:

Then we can just go to the fridge where all the fresh food is stored ready to eat. (First Certificate in English; B2; German)

store (COMPUTER)

B2 to keep information on a computer

Dictionary example:

The data is stored on a hard disk.

Learner example:

First of all, using [a] computer is important for me because I can store my personal records such as [my] diary or expenses. (First Certificate in English; B2; Korean)

store up sth (REMEMBER)

C1 to remember things, usually so that you can tell people about them later

Dictionary example:

I've been listening to their conversations and storing it all up for future use.

Learner example:

Although I like people I often make fun of them or tell one of the many jokes stored up in my hopelessly overloade[d] brain. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; German)

store up sth (KEEP)

C2 to keep something and not use it, so that it can be used in the future

Dictionary example:

She had stored up some nuts to use in the cake.

Learner example:

We become energetic and we can store up this energy for those times in which we're bound to a more tight or compulsory timetable. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Spanish)