history

/ˈhɪstəri/

noun A1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. historia

    • He studies ancient history.

      Él estudia historia antigua.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

story

Both relate to Spanish "historia," but they are distinct: history means factual past events, while story means a narrative, fictional or not — "historia" describes both.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

história

history is the English word for the same thing — both mean "history, story."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa history?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He studies ancient ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a history?

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