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Meaning of hist

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

hist

noun

Definitions

  1. An instance of an exclamation attracting attention or injunction to be silent.

interjection

Definitions

  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.

hist

noun

Definitions

  1. The aggregate of past events.

    Example: History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes.

  2. The branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events.

    Example: He teaches history at the university.   History will not look kindly on these tyrants.   He dreams of an invention that will make history.

  3. A set of events involving an entity.

    Example: What is your medical history?   The family's history includes events best forgotten.

  4. A record or narrative description of past events.

    Example: I really enjoyed Shakespeare's tragedies more than his histories.

hist

verb

Definitions

  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.