| History | |
| 1. n. (alt-form, history), especially when defined as a school subject. | |
| 2. n. The aggregate of past events. | |
| History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes. | |
| 3. n. 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. | |
| 4. n. A set of events involving an entity. | |
| What is your medical history? The family's history includes events best forgotten. | |
| 5. n. A record or narrative description of past events. | |
| I really enjoyed Shakespeare's tragedies more than his histories. | |
| 6. n. (medicine) A 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. | |
| 7. n. (computing) A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser. | |
| I visited a great site yesterday but forgot the URL. Luckily, I didn't clear my history. | |
| 8. n. (informal) Something that no longer exists or is no longer relevant. | |
| I told him that if he doesn't get his act together, he's history. | |
| 9. n. Shared experience or interaction. | |
| There is too much history between them for them to split up now. | |
| He has had a lot of history with the police. | |
| 10. v. (obsolete) To narrate or record. | |
