Meaning & use
multistory
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Meaning
adjectivebefore a noun
Having several floors or levels, especially of a building.
Grammar: Used before a noun: a multistory building, a multistory car park.
Patterns
- multistory building
- multistory car park
They live in a multistory apartment building near the park.
The city built a multistory car park to handle the traffic.
A multistory office block dominates the skyline.
Common combinations
- multistory building
- The multistory building has offices on the top floors.
- multistory car park
- We left the car in the multistory car park downtown.
- multistory apartment
- She rents a multistory apartment with a view.
- multistory structure
- The engineers designed a multistory structure to withstand earthquakes.
Synonyms and how they differ
- high-rise
- Often used for very tall buildings with many floors, especially residential or office towers.
Opposites
Word family
- story noun
- One floor or level of a building.
Commonly confused: multistory or multistage?
multistory vs multistage
Multistage means having several stages or steps, while multistory means having several floors.
Practice
The new ______ building has ten floors and a rooftop garden.
Choose one answer.
Multistory means having many floors, which matches the description of a ten-floor building. Multistage means having many steps, multitalented means skilled in many areas, and multipurpose means having many uses.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “multistory”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.