School / A2

HISTR-ee/ˈhɪstri/

The school subject that looks at real events in the past is history. A history lesson, the history of cricket, in history. A story can be invented; history aims at what happened. Historic describes an important event; historical just means “from the past.”

Meaning

The study of the past, or things that happened in the past.

Examples

• “I like history at school.”
• “We are studying the history of the city.”
• “That castle has a long history.”

Good to know

history of + topic. historic = important. historical = from the past. Not story.

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