transcription, транскрипция: [ hɪstəri ]
( histories)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
You can refer to the events of the past as history . You can also refer to the past events which concern a particular topic or place as its history.
The Catholic Church has played a prominent role throughout Polish history.
...the most evil mass killer in history.
...the history of Birmingham.
N-UNCOUNT : usu with supp
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Someone who makes history does something that is considered to be important and significant in the development of the world or of a particular society.
Willy Brandt made history by visiting East Germany in 1970.
PHRASE : V inflects
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If someone or something goes down in history , people in the future remember them because of particular actions that they have done or because of particular events that have happened.
Bradley will go down in history as Los Angeles’ longest serving mayor.
PHRASE : V inflects
2.
History is a subject studied in schools, colleges, and universities that deals with events that have happened in the past.
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3.
A history is an account of events that have happened in the past.
...his magnificent history of broadcasting in Canada.
N-COUNT : with supp , oft N of n
4.
If a person or a place has a history of something, it has been very common or has happened frequently in their past.
He had a history of drink problems...
N-COUNT : usu sing , usu a N of n / -ing
5.
Someone’s history is the set of facts that are known about their past.
He couldn’t get a new job because of his medical history.
N-COUNT : with poss
6.
If you say that an event, thing, or person is history , you mean that they are no longer important.
The Charlottetown agreement is history.
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7.
If you are telling someone about an event and say the rest is history , you mean that you do not need to tell them what happened next because everyone knows about it already.
We met at college, the rest is history.
PHRASE
8.
see also natural history