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{ "term": "history", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "all the events that happened in the past", "sensetop": "in historythroughout history", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The battle was a turning point in **human history**.", "contextForm": "in history" }, { "text": "one of the worst disasters in **recent history**" }, { "text": "Many people throughout history have dreamt of a world without war.", "contextForm": "throughout history" }, { "text": "a people with no sense of history" }, { "text": "The area was inhabited long before the dawn of **recorded history** *(= before people wrote about events)*." }, { "text": "These events changed the **course of history**." }, { "text": "This was her attempt to **rewrite history** with herself in the role of heroine." }, { "text": "At that time in history, women did just what they were expected to do." }, { "text": "History shows that New Zealand are almost unbeatable by British teams on their own turf." }, { "text": "History shows that high approval ratings are no guarantee of re-election." }, { "text": "She created a piece of history by winning her fourth title." }, { "text": "The debate about the origins of the universe has been going on throughout recorded history." }, { "text": "The team grabbed a slice of history here today." }, { "text": "The war has now faded into history." }, { "text": "There have been conflicts such as this throughout history." }, { "text": "This is a fascinating period of history." }, { "text": "the most extraordinary meeting in history" }, { "text": "things that happened in recent history" }, { "text": "It was one of the worst disasters in recent history." } ], "topics": ["History"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["contemporary", "early", "recent"], "… of history": ["piece"], "verb + history": ["be steeped in", "go down in", "make"], "history + verb": [ "go back to something", "go back…", "reveal something" ], "history + noun": ["book"], "preposition": [ "during something’s history", "in (something’s) history", "history of" ], "phrases": [ "change the course of history", "a period of history", "the lessons of history" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "the past events connected with the development of a particular place, subject, etc.", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the history of science/music/philosophy" }, { "text": "She is an expert in the history of the United States." }, { "text": "The **local history** of the area is fascinating." }, { "text": "The museum **traces the history **of chocolate." }, { "text": "The city has a rich and colourful history." }, { "text": "the official history of the Labour Party" }, { "text": "the early history of the trade union movement" }, { "text": "a building that is steeped in history" }, { "text": "The town's history goes back to Roman times." }, { "text": "The history of this organization goes back many years." }, { "text": "The regiment traces its history back to 1803." }, { "text": "The country has suffered several invasions during its history." }, { "text": "the best player in the sport's history" }, { "text": "the history of the world" }, { "text": "The school traces its history back to 1865." }, { "text": "the history of Ireland/democracy/popular music" }, { "text": "This discovery was a major turning point in the history of science." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["contemporary", "early", "recent"], "… of history": ["piece"], "verb + history": ["be steeped in", "go down in", "make"], "history + verb": [ "go back to something", "go back…", "reveal something" ], "history + noun": ["book"], "preposition": [ "during something’s history", "in (something’s) history", "history of" ], "phrases": [ "change the course of history", "a period of history", "the lessons of history" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the study of past events, especially as a subject at school or university", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a history professor/teacher" }, { "text": "a history lesson/textbook" }, { "text": "a degree in History" }, { "text": "cultural/social/economic/political history" }, { "text": "**modern/ancient history**" }, { "text": "She's studying **art history**." }, { "text": "She studies **history of art**." } ], "topics": ["History", "Education"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["contemporary", "early", "recent"], "… of history": ["piece"], "verb + history": ["be steeped in", "go down in", "make"], "history + verb": [ "go back to something", "go back…", "reveal something" ], "history + noun": ["book"], "preposition": [ "during something’s history", "in (something’s) history", "history of" ], "phrases": [ "change the course of history", "a period of history", "the lessons of history" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a written or spoken account of real past events", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She's writing a new history of Europe." }, { "text": "She went on to catalogue a long history of disasters." }, { "text": "the **oral histories** of ordinary people" }, { "text": "Ours is the oldest written history in the world." }, { "text": "There is no true written history of the Pashtun in their own land." } ], "topics": ["History"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["contemporary", "early", "recent"], "… of history": ["piece"], "verb + history": ["be steeped in", "go down in", "make"], "history + verb": [ "go back to something", "go back…", "reveal something" ], "history + noun": ["book"], "preposition": [ "during something’s history", "in (something’s) history", "history of" ], "phrases": [ "change the course of history", "a period of history", "the lessons of history" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "the set of facts that are known about somebody/something's past", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I know nothing about his personal history." }, { "text": "The group has quite a history." }, { "text": "The doctor will need some details of your **medical history**." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "a record of something happening frequently in the past life of a person, family or place", "sensetop": "a history of something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He **has a history** of violent crime." }, { "text": "She has a **long history** of drug addiction." }, { "text": "There is a history of heart disease in my family." }, { "text": "They have a history of trying to interfere." }, { "text": "The area has a history of subsidence problems." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": [ "chequered/checkered", "colourful/colorful", "fascinating" ], "verb + history": ["have"], "preposition": ["history of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "a record kept by a web browser of the web pages and other files it has been used to access", "cefr": "b2", "examples": [ { "text": "Clearing your browser history prevents websites from following and tracking your actions." } ], "topics": ["Phones, email and the internet"] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "a relationship between two people, groups, companies, etc. that started in the past and continued for a period of time, especially one involving bad or complicated feelings", "sensetop": "history between A and B", "examples": [ { "text": "Sure there's history between Anna Mae and me, like you said." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "a historical play", "examples": [ { "text": "Shakespeare's comedies, histories and tragedies" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be dead or no longer important", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Another mistake like that and you're history." }, { "text": "We won't talk about that—that's history." }, { "text": "That's **past history** now." }, { "text": "They had an affair once, but that's past history now." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "the record of great achievements in history", "examples": [ { "text": "She has earned her place in the history books." } ], "topics": ["History"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that things often happen later in the same way as before", "examples": [ { "text": "Years later family history repeated itself with Eve’s daughters." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be or do something so important that it will be recorded in history", "examples": [ { "text": "a discovery that made medical history" }, { "text": "He will go down in history as a wise adviser and a kind man." }, { "text": "Neil Armstrong made history by being the first man to walk on the moon." } ], "topics": ["History"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used when you are telling a story to say that you do not need to tell the end of it, because everyone knows it already", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈhɪstri/", "audio": "hi/history/history__gb_3.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈhɪstri/", "audio": "hi/history/history__us_2_rr.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (also as a verb): via Latin from Greek historia ‘finding out, narrative, history’, from histōr ‘learned, wise man’, from an Indo-European root shared by wit ‘have knowledge’." }