make history
To do something that will be widely remembered for a long timeTo do something that will be widely remembered for a long time.
» You are making history.
Du schreibst Geschichte.
Sie schreiben Geschichte.
Ihr schreibt Geschichte.
Вы создаёте историю.
Вы творите историю.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To do something that will be widely remembered for a long time.
Neil Armstrong made history in 1969 when he was the first person to walk on the Moon.
Geschichte schreiben
твори́ть исто́риюtvorítʹ istóriju, де́лать исто́риюdélatʹ istóriju, войти́ в исто́риюvojtí v istóriju
Examples
16 sentencesYou are making history.
ruВы создаёте историю. — shanghainese
deDu schreibst Geschichte. — RandomUsername
"Great men" don't make history; they get credit for it.
Real people make history.
He will make history.
It will make history.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
makes history, making history, made history, made history| Base form | make history · to make history |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | makes history |
| Present participle | making history |
| Past simple | made history |
| Past participle | made history |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle