A1verb · intransitive · frequent

history

his·to·ry

history · histories · historied · historying

To narrate or recordTo narrate or record.

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UK/ˈhɪst͡ʃ(ə)ɹɪj/US/ˈhɪs.tə.ɹi/

» Every country has its own history.

Jedes Land hat seine eigene Geschichte. — quicksanddiver

У каждой страны своя история. — odexed

У каждой страны своя собственная история. — marafon

У кожної країни своя історія. — deniko

У кожної країни є власна історія. — deniko

Кожна країна має власну історію. — deniko

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Examples

1299 sentences

Every country has its own history.
У кожної країни своя історія. — deniko
ruУ каждой страны своя история. — odexed
deJedes Land hat seine eigene Geschichte. — quicksanddiver
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I have little interest in history.
Я зовсім не цікавлюся історією. — shanghainese
ruМеня мало интересует история. — odexed
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He has a lot of books on history.
Він має багато книжок з історії. — deniko
ruУ него есть много книг об истории. — odexed
deEr hat viele Bücher über Geschichte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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I don't need a history lesson.
Мені не потрібен урок історії. — Anjy
ruМне не нужен урок истории. — shanghainese
deIch brauche keine Geschichtsstunde. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Tom is reading a history book.
Том читає книжку з історії. — deniko
ruТом читает книгу по истории. — odexed
deTom liest ein Geschichtsbuch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Origin

From Middle English historie, from Old French estoire, estorie (“chronicle, history, story

From 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

histories, historying, historied, historied

Base form	history · to history
3rd person singular	histories
Present participle	historying
Past simple	historied
Past participle	historied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	history
he, she, it	histories

Past simpleLesson

all persons

historied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have historied
he, she, it	has historied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will history

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

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