history
The aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recordedThe aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded.
» Every country has its own history.
Jedes Land hat seine eigene Geschichte.
У каждой страны своя история.
У каждой страны своя собственная история.
У кожної країни своя історія.
У кожної країни є власна історія.
Кожна країна має власну історію.
Meaning
10 senses(countable, uncountable)The aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded.
The history of mammals stretches back many millions of years.
History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes.
Geschichte, Historie
исто́рияistórija
істо́ріяistórija
the aggregate of past events
(countable, uncountable)The empirical study of past events, as distinct from literature, myth, or scripture; the assessment of notable events.
He teaches Latin American history at the university and publishes books about the Cold War.
a record or narrative description of past events
(countable, uncountable)The portion of the past that is known and recorded by this field of study, as opposed to all earlier and unknown times that preceded it.
Near-synonym: ages
in all of human history and prehistory
Geschichtswissenschaft
исто́рияistórija
істо́ріяistórija
(countable)A set of events involving an entity.
a long and sordid history
What is your medical history?
Gschicht
the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings
(countable)A record or narrative description of past events.
I really enjoyed Shakespeare's tragedies more than his histories.
a short history of post-Columbian colonization
Geschichte, Erzählung
исто́рияistórija, ле́тописьlétopisʹ
the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future
(countable)A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.
A personal medical history is required for the insurance policy.
He has a history of cancer in his family.
Anamnese
исто́рияistórija, исто́рия боле́зниistórija bolézni
(countable)A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser.
I visited a great site yesterday but forgot the URL. Luckily, I didn't clear my history.
Verlauf
исто́рияistórija
(countable, informal, uncountable)Something that no longer exists or is no longer relevant.
I told him that if he doesn't get his act together, he's history.
про́шлоеpróšloje
мину́леmynúle
(uncountable)Shared experience or interaction.
There is too much history between them for them to split up now.
He has had a lot of history with the police.
(uncountable)A historically significant event.
You are witnessing history!
Examples
1299 sentencesEvery country has its own history.
У кожної країни своя історія.
ruУ каждой страны своя история.
deJedes Land hat seine eigene Geschichte.
I have little interest in history.
Я зовсім не цікавлюся історією.
ruМеня мало интересует история.
He has a lot of books on history.
Він має багато книжок з історії.
ruУ него есть много книг об истории.
deEr hat viele Bücher über Geschichte.
I don't need a history lesson.
Мені не потрібен урок історії.
ruМне не нужен урок истории.
deIch brauche keine Geschichtsstunde.
Tom is reading a history book.
Том читає книжку з історії.
ruТом читает книгу по истории.
deTom liest ein Geschichtsbuch.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English historie, from Old French estoire, estorie (“chronicle, history, storyFrom Middle English historie, from Old French estoire, estorie (“chronicle, history, story”) (French histoire), from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορίᾱ (historíā, “learning through research”), from ἱστορέω (historéō, “to research, inquire (and) record”), from ἵστωρ (hístōr, “the knowing, wise one”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”). Doublet of story and storey.
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Forms
plural: historiesSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
93 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- a history teacher
- history teacher
- isn't a history
- interested in history
- the history of
- american history
- teach history
- studying history
- has a history
- a history of
- history test
- history class