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history

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/ˈhɪstəri/ · his-to-ry

A record or account of past events and developments in human affairs.

Meanings

nounformal

A record or account of past events and developments in human affairs.

گذشتہ واقعات اور انسانی امور کی ترقی کا ریکارڈ یا بیان۔

تاریخ

tareekh

Synonyms

chroniclerecordaccountتاریخی تفصیلواقعاتاندازہ

Antonyms

futurepresentمستقبلموجودہ

Common Collocations

  • world history
  • history book
  • oral history

Example Sentences

History is the study of past events.

تاریخ ماضی کے واقعات کا مطالعہ ہے۔

Tareekh mazi ke waqiat ka mutaala hai.

She wrote a fascinating history of the ancient civilizations.

اس نے قدیم تہذیبوں کی دلچسپ تاریخ لکھی۔

Us ne qadeem tahzibon ki dilchasp tareekh likhi.

Understanding history helps us learn from our mistakes.

تاریخ کو سمجھنا ہمیں اپنی غلطیوں سے سیکھنے میں مدد دیتا ہے۔

Tareekh ko samajhna humein apni ghaltiyon se seekhne mein madad deta hai.

Easily Confused With

story:A story is a narrative, while history refers to factual accounts of past events.

Word Family

historic
adjectiveتاریخی
historian
nounمورخ
historical
adjectiveتاریخی

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'his story' to remember history.

Imagine a timeline showing important events from past to present.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

تاریخ کے اوراق سے یہ بات نکلتی ہے، زندگی ہے ایک امتحان، ہر پل اسے سنبھالنا ہے۔

Tareekh ke oraak se yeh baat nikalti hai, Zindagi hai aik imtihan, har pal ise sambhalna hai.

From the pages of history, this fact emerges, Life is a test, we must handle it every moment.

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* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

ماضی کو بھولنا مستقبل کی ناکامی ہے۔

Mazi ko bhoolna mustaqbil ki nakami hai.

Forgetting the past is a failure of the future.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Greek "ἱστορία (historia)" — inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation

First known use: 14th century

The term has evolved through Latin and Middle English to its current form. It has been in use since the 14th century.