life history
An investigation into the details and activities of a person over the course of their…An investigation into the details and activities of a person over the course of their lifetime; one’s background.
» I leave life to join history.
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)An investigation into the details and activities of a person over the course of their lifetime; one’s background.
His life history shows that he frequently moves from town to town, moving from one job to the next.
(countable, uncountable)Information concerning a person’s diseases and medical disorders suffered during his or her lifetime; especially useful if the disorders are genetic.
(countable, uncountable)The set of stages that an organism, or a species, experiences over its lifetime, from conception to death.
- the general progression of your working or professional life
- an account of the series of events making up a person's life
Examples
3 sentencesI leave life to join history.
I leave life to enter history.
Serenely I take my first step towards eternity and leave life to enter history.
ruЯ безмятежно делаю свой первый шаг навстречу вечности и ухожу из жизни, чтобы войти в историю. — odexed
Forms
plural: life histories| Singular | life history |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- the general progression of your working or professional life:career
- an account of the series of events making up a person's life:biographylifelife story
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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