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The correct spelling is hist.
How to pronounce hist
noun
Say it like: His-t
The correct spelling is hist. An instance of an exclamation attracting attention or injunction to be silent. For example: "History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes."
Usage Examples
“History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes.”
“He teaches history at the university. History will not look kindly on these tyrants. He dreams of an invention that will make history.”
“What is your medical history? The family's history includes events best forgotten.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An instance of an exclamation attracting attention or injunction to be silent.
- 2.The aggregate of past events.
- 3.The branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events.
- 4.A set of events involving an entity.
- 5.A record or narrative description of past events.
interjection
- 1.An utterance used to discreetly attract someone's attention.
- 2.An injunction to be silent and/or to pay attention to what is being said or can be heard.
verb
- 1.To raise; to lift; to elevate (especially, to raise or lift to a desired elevation, by means of tackle or pulley, said of a sail, a flag, a heavy package or weight).
- 2.To lift a trophy or similar prize into the air in celebration of a victory.
- 3.To lift someone up to be flogged.
- 4.To be lifted up.
- 5.To extract (code) from a loop construct as part of optimization.
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