History

Noun

 * 1) The aggregate of past events.
 * History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes.
 * Holes in your pant pockets turn your coins into history.
 * 1) The branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events.
 * He teaches history at the university.
 * History will not look kindly on these tyrants.
 * He dreams of an invention that will make history.
 * 1) A record or narrative description of past events.
 * 2)  The 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.
 * 1)  A record of previous user events.
 * I visted a great site yesterday but forgot the URL; oh! ... luckily I didn't clear my history.

Adjectives for History
administrative; thrilling; painful; fashion; family; significant; ecclesiastical; contemporary; much-revised; educational; diplomatic; stormy; dazzling; tragic; informal; revolutionary; fateful; detailed; typographical; limited; subsequent; pertinent; simple; painstaking; scathing; episodical; future; institutional; human; lamentable; uneventful; monumental; inglorious; noble; pathetic; spiritual; artistic; chronological; natural; eminent; curious; remote; consecutive; authentic; sacred; profane; feigned; forgotten; informative; terrible; impartial; tumultuous; confused; picturesque; incontrovertible; financial; commercial; secret; ancestral; copious; accurate; narrative; inductive; impartial; venerable; social; governmental; international; aesthetic; piteous; wondrous; separate; tender; eventful; glorious; wretched; wisdom-woven; tribal; invaluable; naval; religious; prejudiced; conjectural; school; unrecorded; benevolent; problematical; winged; eventful; gradual; fragrant; subsequent; early; economic; anecdote; magnificent; musical; political; dignified; literary; exhaustive; fantastic; subsequent; authoritative.

Verbs for History
burrow into-—; "debunk"—; delve into—; derive from—; dig through—; exhibit in—; expatiate on—; falsify—; garnish—; glean from—; informalize—; modify—; record—; recount—; review — of; shape—; suppress —of; telescope—; trace—; unfold—of; — dates back to; —enchants; —enshrines; — extends to; —recurs; —reflects; —throws light upon.

Synonyms for History

 * past
 * account, chronicle, story, tale
 * medical history
 * log
 * recital, chronicle, narrative, narration, annals, register, record, archives, muniments, report, lore, saga, memoir, memorial, biography, autobiography, events, facts.

Antonyms for History
legend, romance, myth, novel, invention, imagination, figment, fabrication, allegory, falsehood, fable, apologue, parable, fiction, mythology, Apocrypha, future.

Derived terms

 * alternate history
 * art history
 * call history
 * case history
 * credit history
 * family history
 * historian
 * historic
 * historical
 * historically
 * historiography


 * history repeats itself
 * investment history
 * life history
 * local history
 * medical history
 * microhistory
 * natural history
 * oral history
 * postal history
 * prehistory
 * prehistorian
 * prehistoric
 * prosecution history

Related terms

 * herstory

Thesaurus
Clio, Muse of history, account, adventures, ancient history, annals, antiquity, autobiography, background, biographical sketch, biography, bygone days, bygone times, case history, catalog, chronicle, chronicles, chronology, confessions, correspondence, curriculum vitae, days gone by, days of yore, dead letter, dead past, depiction, description, diary, documentation, epic, experience, experiences, foretime, former times, fortunes, hagiography, hagiology, historiography, information, intelligence, inventory, journal, legend, letters, life, life and letters, life story, list, martyrology, memoir, memoirs, memorabilia, memorial, memorials, narration, narrative, necrology, news, obituary, old hat, past, past history, past times, photobiography, pipe roll, portrayal, profile, recapitulation, recent past, recital, record, recording, register, registry, relation, relic, remains, report, representation, resume, retailing, retelling, roll, rolls, roster, rota, saga, scroll, story, summary, table, tale, telling, the irrevocable Past, the past, theory of history, thou unrelenting past, times past, token, trace, version, vestige, yesterday, yesteryear

Etymology
From, from historia: <  ἱστορία: < ἱστορέω: < ἵστωρ:, from *, from.

Attested in Middle English in 1393 by, , which was aimed at an educated audience familiar with French and Latin.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: geskiedenis
 * Arabic:
 * Aragonese:
 * Armenian: պատմություն
 * Assamese:
 * Asturian:, hestoria
 * Azeri:
 * Belarusian: гісторыя
 * Bengali:
 * Bosnian:, ,
 * Bulgarian: история
 * Catalan: història
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Croatian:
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish:
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 * French:
 * Georgian: ისტორია
 * German:
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 * Haitian Creole:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hiligaynon:
 * Hindi: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Ido: historio
 * Interlingua: historia
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, 沿革


 * Korean: (歷史)
 * Kurdish: مێژوو
 * Latin:
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Maltese:
 * Marathi:
 * Nepali:
 * Norwegian:
 * Novial: historie
 * Old Prussian: istōrija
 * Persian:
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 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Romansch:
 * Russian:
 * Samogitian:
 * Sanskrit:
 * Scottish Gaelic: eachdraidh
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic: ,
 * Roman: ,
 * Slovene: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: kasaysayan
 * Tamil: வரலாறு
 * Telugu: చరిత్ర (caritra), చరితం (caritaM), చరిత (carita)
 * Thai: ประวัติศาสตร์
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: історія
 * Urdu: اتہاس, تاریخ
 * Vietnamese: (歷史)
 * Welsh:


 * Armenian: պատմագիտություն
 * Belarusian: гісторыя
 * Bosnian:
 * Bulgarian: история
 * Catalan: història
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 歷史學, 历史学
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian:
 * Filipino:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: Geschichtswissenschaft
 * Greek:
 * Haitian Creole:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hiligaynon:
 * Hindi: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: sagnfræði
 * Ido:
 * Interlingua: historia
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:


 * Kurdish:
 * Latvian: vēsture
 * Lithuanian:
 * Maltese:
 * Norwegian:
 * Novial: historie
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Romansch:
 * Russian:
 * Samogitian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: eachdraidh
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic: sr
 * Roman:
 * Slovene: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: kasaysayan
 * Telugu: చరిత్ర (caritra)
 * Thai: ประวัติศาสตร์
 * Ukrainian: історія
 * Urdu: اتہاس, تاریخ
 * Vietnamese: (歷史)
 * Volapük: jenav
 * Welsh: astudiaeth


 * Armenian: պատմություն (patmut'yun)
 * Bosnian:
 * Catalan: història
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Danish: historie, beretning
 * Estonian:
 * Filipino:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hiligaynon:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Icelandic:
 * Interlingua: historia
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, 経歴, 経過
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:


 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Maltese: storja, arkivji
 * Nepali: इतिहास (itihaas)
 * Norwegian:
 * Novial: historie
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: documentário
 * Russian:
 * Samogitian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: eachdraidh
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic:
 * Roman:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: kasaysayan
 * Telugu: చరితం (caritaM), చరిత (carita)
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh:


 * Armenian: պատմություն (patmut'yun)
 * Bosnian:
 * Catalan: historial
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Croatian: ,
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: haiguslugu
 * Finnish:
 * French:
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 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 病歴, 既往歴, 診療録, カルテ


 * Korean: 병력 (病歷, byeongyeok)
 * Lithuanian: ligos istorija
 * Novial: historie
 * Polish: historia choroby
 * Portuguese: histórico médico
 * Russian:, история болезни
 * Serbian:
 * Cyrillic:
 * Roman:
 * Slovene: zgodovina (bolezni)
 * Spanish:, historia clínica, historial
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh: hanes (meddygol)


 * Armenian: պատմություն (patmut'yun)
 * Bosnian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 瀏覽器歷史, 浏览器历史 (liúlǎnqì lìshǐ)
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
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 * Hebrew:
 * Interlingua: historia
 * Japanese:
 * Novial: historie
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Serbian: ,
 * Spanish:, historial, registro
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Vietnamese:
 * Welsh: hanes (cyfrifiadurol)


 * : tarik
 * : tariku
 * : historia
 * : historio
 * : тарых (tarykh)


 * : istorija
 * : historique
 * : इतिहास (itihās)
 * : (târikh)
 * : istorie
 * : dejiny (1), dejepis  (2), história  (3, 4)
 * : історія (istórija)
 * : skiednis