See Also: History(medicine)
history(1)(dictionary)
history(2)(dictionary)
art history(encyclopedia)
history(dictionary)
Family history(medicine)
History (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
history, philosophy of(encyclopedia)
social history(encyclopedia)
Brief History of Time, A(dictionary)

history (oh)



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1 ?past events?
2 ?development of something?
3 ?subject?
4 ?account?
5 ?past life?
6 make history
7 something will go down in history
8 history repeats itself
9 the history books
10 ... and the rest is history
11 that's (past/ancient) history
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[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: historia, from Greek, from histor 'knowing, learned']
?PAST EVENTS?
[U] all the things that happened in the past, especially the political, social, or economic development of a nation
　 Throughout history the achievements of women have been largely ignored.
history of
　the post-war history of Europe
　 No man in recent history has done more to rebuild the Democratic Party.
　the early history of Scotland
　 Other meteor storms have occurred in recorded history .
　 a museum devoted to local history
　 one of the darkest episodes in American history
　an interesting period in Egyptian history
　a decision that changed the course of history
　 a college steeped in history
　 History shows that the usual response to violent protest is repression.
?DEVELOPMENT OF SOMETHING?
[singular, U] the events that took place from the beginning and during the development of a particular place, activity, institution etc
history of
　the worst disaster in the history of space travel
long/brief/75-year etc history
　The 1970s were the most successful in the theater's long history.
?SUBJECT?
[U] the study of past events as a subject in school or university
European/art/economic etc history
　a degree in European history
ancient/modern history
　a history lesson
?ACCOUNT?
[C] an account of past events
history of
　a history of World War II
　a potted history (=very short) of Gielgud's life BrE
?PAST LIFE?
[U and C] a record of something that has affected someone or been done by them in the past
medical/employment/career etc history
　Your doctor will ask for your medical history.
history of
　Is there any history of heart disease in your family?
　The defendant had a history of violent assaults on women.
make history
to do something important that will be recorded and remembered
　Lindbergh made history when he flew across the Atlantic.
sth will go down in history
used to say that something is important enough to be remembered and recorded
　This day will go down in history as the start of a new era in South Africa.
history repeats itself
used to say that things often happen in the same way as they did before
the history books
the record of past events
　Mozart's genius earned him a place in the history books.
... and the rest is history
informal used to say that everyone knows the rest of a story you have been telling
that's (past/ancient) history
spoken informal used to say that something is not important any more
-see also natural history , case history
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COLLOCATES for sense 1
throughout history
recent/modern history
early/ancient history
recorded history (=history since people wrote facts down)
local history
American/British etc history
human history
period in/of history
the first time in history (=the first time that something has ever happened)
change the course of history (=do something that has a lot of important effects)
steeped in history (=closely connected with important events in history)
history shows/tells (that)