historichis‧tor‧ic /hɪˈstɒrɪk $ -ˈstɔː-, -ˈstɑː-/ ●●○ adjective [usually before noun] 
the restoration of historic buildings ancient historic sites our historic monuments2a historic event or act is very important and will be recorded as part of history: a historic meeting of world leaders ‘It is a historic moment,’ he told journalists.3formal having taken place or existed in the past: It’s unlikely that the share price will exceed historic levels.4historic times are the periods of time whose history has been recorded: Extinct volcanoes are those that have not erupted in historic times.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- historic developments in Eastern Europe
- a historic building
- a historic voyage
- In his book, Churchill describes that historic first meeting with Roosevelt.
- the historic moment when Nelson Mandela was released from prison
- But this presumptive privilege must be considered in light of our historic commitment to the rule of law.
- Emily had, by age eighteen, witnessed stirring and historic events.
- I feel stock returns will eventually gravitate to their historic norms of 10. 5 percent annually since 1925.
- In particular, it brought the demolition of most historic buildings in conservation areas under control.
- It must be because they are historic that they have been left standing.
- Other less historic factors have tightened the bond.
- Within days, the historic deal inexplicably fell apart.
Longman Language Activatorsomething that is important
something that is important has a big effect on people's lives and on the way things will happen: · Next Thursday's game is very important - if Italy lose they will be out of the World Cup.· I have an important announcement to make, so please listen carefully.· She didn't realize how important schoolwork was until it was too late.
one of the most important or serious things - use this especially when there is a small number of very important things, but a larger number of less important things: · Smoking is a major cause of heart disease· All the world's major sporting events can be seen on HHS TV.· It's the chief executive who makes all the major decisions.
: big decision/event/occasion/day etc an important decision, event etc, especially one that will influence or affect the rest of your life: · This is a big decision - you'll have to give me time to think.· Graduation Day is one of those big occasions when everyone wants a souvenir photograph.the big day especially spoken (=a very important day in someone's life): · I hear you're getting married - when's the big day?
: key role/factor/issue etc someone or something that has an extremely important effect on the way something develops: · Education is likely to be a key issue in the forthcoming election.· The key person in this project will be the design manager.· He held a key position in the Bush administration.
important enough to be noticed and considered and to make a difference to a situation: · There has been a significant change in people's attitude to the environment.· Winning the award was a significant achievement.· a significant new discovery, which will improve our understanding of the AIDS virus
important: of some/great/major etc importance: · This battle was of great importance.· They suddenly became silent, listening as if what he said was of the greatest importance.of no/not of any importance: · Nothing of any importance was agreed at their meeting.
a historic event, moment etc is remembered as a part of history because it brings important changes that affect a situation for a long time: · the historic moment when Nelson Mandela was released from prison· In his book, Churchill describes that historic first meeting with Roosevelt.
: momentous event/decision/occasion etc something that is very important because it has a very great effect or influence on future events: · At this point William made a momentous decision -- he resigned from his job and joined the army.· The revolution taking place in eastern Europe must be counted as one of the most momentous events of this century.
a time or situation that is critical is extremely important and possibly dangerous because your future will depend on what happens or is decided at that time: · These accusations came at a critical phase in the negotiations.critical for: · The next few months could be critical for the whole mining industry.
an important time or event in someone's life, in history, in the development of knowledge etc, especially one that is the beginning of great improvements: · Getting my first part in a movie was a major landmark in my life.· This new drug is a landmark in the treatment of cancer.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY ‘It is a historic moment,’ he told journalists.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
‘It is a historic moment,’ he told journalists.· The agreement was a historic breakthrough in political history.
(=an old building of historical interest)· Most of the historic buildings are from the 18th century.
(=very old and with an interesting history)· Budapest is a beautiful and historic city.
(=a day when an event that is historically important happens)· This was a historic day for the space program.
(=very important in a country’s history)· The signing of the peace treaty was a historic event.
· Rome is crammed with historic landmarks such as the Colosseum.
(=a moment that is important in history)· The fall of the Berlin wall was a historic moment.
(=important as part of history)· This is truly a historic occasion.
(=a size or importance that only rarely happens)· We were trapped for three days by a blizzard of historic proportions.
· There are numerous historic sites to visit.
· Visitors can go on a tour of this historic town.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· In the last of our summer gardens series, Gargy Patel reports on one of the most historic gardens in the world.· The idea of turning the most historic room in the nation into a bomb shelter struck me as in exceedingly bad taste.
NOUN· Museums, historic buildings and historical sites and places of historic interest are key resources for history teaching.· Very few were included in the initial lists of historic buildings and as a result a very large number have been demolished.· In particular, it brought the demolition of most historic buildings in conservation areas under control.· Some of the most imaginative and interesting places to work and visit are converted historic buildings.· Old Howgate Inn A schedule historic building of great character.· Modern developments in the village has meant the loss of many historic buildings.· This is a wonderful hotel created from two historic buildings.· Britain's historic buildings - of all types - have a vitally important role to play in our daily lives.
· Most of them died in the onslaught which followed, their historic city completely destroyed.· The beautiful historic city of Edinburgh is only forty minutes away by car, and Glasgow just a little further.· With castles, mountains and historic cities such Eisenach and Gera, Thuringia is still very attached to its past.· The region boasts many ancient towns of interest and historic cities whose architecture reveals the splendours of the past.· This is unfair, for it is a historic city and once in a while something does happen.· Downstream again and known as Lentia by the Romans is Linz, a picturesque and painstakingly restored historic city.
· In historic cost accounting, capital is measured as the initial capital invested.· Therefore land, which is not depreciated, will be shown at its historic cost in the balance sheet.· Unlimited life goods are typically stored at historic cost in the balance sheet and there is no depreciation.· In fact, this is the weakness of historic cost accruals accounting.· Monetary assets and liabilities are shown at their historic cost.· This is known as replacement cost accounting as opposed to historic cost accounting when the original cost is retained.· The answers using historic cost, replacement cost and net realizable value basis are as follows.· Answer guide: The cost associated with the depreciation of an asset is based on the historic cost of that asset.
· A lavish fete rings in the historic day.· Scoundreldom has multiplied beyond our ability to contain it, a historic day for New York!
· Street selling has always centered in the downtown historic district, a maze of narrow streets and crumbling colonial buildings.· It raised consciousness about historic preservation, and led to the formation of the numerous historic districts that today ring the downtown.· In the historic district tourists were already returning.· Sticks swinging, they descended on vendors selling illegally in the historic district, witnesses said.· A multimedia presentation on the city's neighborhoods, many of which are historic districts, is planned for a small theater.· Pier 70: Its small older buildings would make a historic district, Wong believes.· All of the town of Lincoln is a historic district, which discourages new construction.
· Just as the verdicts were about to be announced there came another historic event for the country.· But he said he has never forgotten the experience of being present at a historic event.· It was taken was late 1986 and is regarded as an historic event.· But Septembers have traditionally yielded historic events.· Their cars still compete in historic events.· Emily had, by age eighteen, witnessed stirring and historic events.· All are tied to the enigma of death, and to the complexity of our feelings when faced with historic events.· But then landmarks also signify the passing of time, a watershed or an historic event.
· The families of the nobility have always fascinated the visiting public more than their historic homes and works of art.· Another idea is to get out and view the gardens and some historic homes.
· In the past 13 years, when 250 historic houses and their estates have been sold off, Althorp has flourished.· It is not a lack of money that keeps parishioners from expanding the historic house of worship.· If nothing from an historic house is ever to be sold, how is the roof to be repaired?· A historic house is valued as a capital asset whereas in fact it is virtually a non-income producing liability.· Dating back to medieval times, Britain's historic houses are one of our greatest treasures.· Striking the balance between conservation and access becomes ever more complex, both in the countryside and in historic houses and gardens.· Owners of historic houses are to be exempt from the revaluation for tax purposes included in measures covering commercial property.
· Museums, historic buildings and historical sites and places of historic interest are key resources for history teaching.· Yet there is much of scenic and historic interest here to delight the leisurely visitor.· No empty rate is payable on a vacant building listed as being of special architectural or historic interest.· The woodlands of perhaps the greatest historic interest are those which make up the very extensive Bardney Forest.· More important is the emphasis on areas, as distinct from individual buildings, of architectural or historic interest.
· Nelson, historic landmarks from the early days of the fur-trader, the gold miner and the explorer.· They organized quickly, and had the Tiradito Wishing Shrine declared a national historic landmark.· It would neither be the subject of uninformed scandal, nor slated to become a national historic landmark in our city.· Washington the home town and Washington the historic landmark are physically the same but logistically, legally and pragmatically separate entities.
· This year's figure of 81,000 tonnes was already a historic low.· Because demand is so high, the number of listings is at a historic low, too.· The number of redundancies recorded last year reached a historic low of 250,000.· The official discount rate is at a historic low of 0. 50 percent.
· He acknowledged that addressing our Conference was an historic moment.· This historic moment with Pocahontas and Capt.· Like all the big bosses of the regime, he would have it on film, this great historic moment.· This is one of those historic moments for the circus.· What a historic moment in my life, I thought.
· In use as a hospital until 1965, in 1977 it was declared an historic monument and saved from demolition.· Judges were blown up, policemen shot, historic monuments targeted.· Free offer Visits to Ulster's historic monuments will be free next weekend.· It was classified an historic monument the following year.· Baku town center is filled with stalls, cafes, historic monuments.· The countryside of Yorkshire is a wonderful landscape of dales and moors, with many historic monuments.· In the 100-mile city, airports, shopping centres, cultural complexes and historic monuments all have equivalent status.· The keep's remains will be preserved as a historic monument.
· Once again the Democratic party may have thrown away a historic opportunity to retake the White House.· These historic opportunities are fast disappearing for our community.· The council says the redevelopment is an historic opportunity for the city, and that they're right to be optimistic.· That is the great historic opportunity.· And there is surely a limit to the time which this historic opportunity can endure.
· Within a 35-mile radius, you can visit numerous historic places, such as Broadlands, home of the Earl of Mountbatten.· Now he wants to produce his own film using historic planes set in historic places like Oxford.· During our visit we visited railway museums historic places, craft and ornamental places.· Male speaker I think it would be a shame to destroy such a historic place.
· A Washington-based advisory group on historic preservation must first evaluate the proposal.· It raised consciousness about historic preservation, and led to the formation of the numerous historic districts that today ring the downtown.· In some areas, developers who build on public property are assessed special fees to help pay for historic preservation.· A developer could use historic preservation credits to finance a project there, he said.· In the 1970s, Tucson was a leader in historic preservation.
· Daily itineraries included visits to schools, universities, hospitals, businesses, concerts and historic sites.· The design organization previously cosponsored annual home tours with the San Diego Historical Society, usually at historic sites and suburban mansions.· Many historic sites and buildings can be cold even in summer, and warm clothing and appropriate footwear may be needed.· Now, San Diego history advocates have created a combination tour of both historic sites and scenic vistas.· Grant aid: Two historic sites in Whitby are to get grant aid from Scarborough Council.· We believe this to be an important historic site with tremendous re-use opportunities.· There are many historic sites to choose from, stretching from the Borders to Shetland.· I went to every Great Plains state, dozens of museums, scores of historic sites, numerous cafes.
· Eighteenth-century maps of historic towns often show elaborate formal gardens behind the houses, but very few traces of these remain.· There's an optional excursion around this historic town before returning to the boat for overnight berth.· Conservation areas can be spread over large chunks of historic towns or just one street.· Otherwise, they say, historic towns will be changed for ever.· This is a historic town, its nucleus occupying an imposing and consequently strategic position on an eminence commanding the river Emme.· London is relatively poorly served in this respect, as are historic towns subject to significant Conservation Area protection.· Sestri Levante is an historic town of charm.· Nor is this just a problem that is eating away the character of historic towns and conservation areas.
· He was Man-of-the-match in the All Ireland club final, a central figure in Sarsfield's historic victory.· Over the course of the Olympics, he ran eight races in seven days en route to his historic victories.· Read in studio Cricket ... Oxford University have scored an historic victory against county opposition.
WORD FAMILYnounhistorianhistoryprehistoryadjectivehistoricprehistorichistoricaladverbhistorically
1a historic place or building is very old: the restoration of historic buildings ancient historic sites our historic monuments2a historic event or act is very important and will be recorded as part of history: a historic meeting of world leaders ‘It is a historic moment,’ he told journalists.3formal having taken place or existed in the past: It’s unlikely that the share price will exceed historic levels.4historic times are the periods of time whose history has been recorded: Extinct volcanoes are those that have not erupted in historic times.