Phrase guide

make history

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To do something that will be widely remembered for a long time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Neil Armstrong made history in 1969 when he was the first person to walk on the Moon.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 創造歷史 /创造历史 (chuàngzào lìshǐ) — do something that will be widely remembered for a long time
  • Finnish: tehdä historiaa — do something that will be widely remembered for a long time
  • French: faire date — do something that will be widely remembered for a long time
  • French: faire époque — do something that will be widely remembered for a long time
  • German: Geschichte schreiben — do something that will be widely remembered for a long time
  • Italian: passare alla storia — do something that will be widely remembered for a long time
  • Italian: fare storia — do something that will be widely remembered for a long time
  • Polish: tworzyć historię — do something that will be widely remembered for a long time
  • Polish: stworzyć historię — do something that will be widely remembered for a long time
  • Portuguese: fazer história — do something that will be widely remembered for a long time
  • Russian: твори́ть исто́рию (tvorítʹ istóriju) — do something that will be widely remembered for a long time
  • Russian: де́лать исто́рию (délatʹ istóriju) — do something that will be widely remembered for a long time
  • Russian: войти́ в исто́рию (vojtí v istóriju) — do something that will be widely remembered for a long time
  • Spanish: hacer historia — do something that will be widely remembered for a long time
  • Swedish: skapa historia — do something that will be widely remembered for a long time
  • Swedish: gå till historien — do something that will be widely remembered for a long time