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store

A place where goods are sold to the public. / A quantity of something kept for future use. / To keep or accumulate something for future use. / To place data in a computer memory system.
Transitive Verb[C/U] Both
pl: storespast: storedpp: storeding: storing

The word evokes a sense of preservation and accumulation. When used as a noun for a shop, it suggests a physical hub of commerce and accessibility. In a more archaic or naturalistic sense, it refers to a stockpile, shifting the feeling from commercial transaction to survival and preparation.

In modern technical contexts, the word has migrated from physical warehouses to digital architecture. It now describes the invisible act of writing data to a disk, maintaining the original concept of putting something away in a safe place to be retrieved later.

Countable when referring to individual retail shops or specific stockpiles of supplies. Uncountable when referring to the general capacity or act of storage.

Meanings

Noun

A place where goods are sold to the public.

Noun

A quantity of something kept for future use.

The squirrels have large stores of nuts for winter.

Transitive Verb
[~ someone][~ something]

To keep or accumulate something for future use.

Transitive Verb
[~ something][~ something]

To place data in a computer memory system.

The app stores your preferences automatically.

Examples

The local stores are all closed on Sundays.

The local stores are all closed on Sundays.

Travel

I need to find some clothing stores in the city center.

Travel

The squirrels have gathered large stores of nuts for the winter.

The squirrels have gathered large stores of nuts for the winter.

We have enough stores of grain to last through the drought.

History

The body stores energy in the form of fat.

The body stores energy in the form of fat.

Health

I wonder where she stores all those old photographs.

I wonder where she stores all those old photographs.

The system stores your password in an encrypted format.

Office

Wait, does this app store my data locally or in the cloud?

Office

The ancient fortress stores weapons in the lower vaults.

The ancient fortress stores weapons in the lower vaults.

Fantasy

Phrasal Verbs

store up

to accumulate and keep a supply of something for future use

store away

to put something in a safe place where it will not be used for a while

She stored away her summer dresses in a vacuum-sealed bag.

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