geschiedenis

Definitions of geschiedenis
  1. noun
    the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings
    synonyms: gesch., geschiedkunde, geschiedvorsing
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    alfawetenschap, alfawetenschappen, geesteswetenschap, geesteswetenschappen, humaniora
    studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
  2. noun
    a record or narrative description of past events
    synonyms: historie, story, verhaal, vertelling
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    etymologie
    a history of a word
    anamnese, status
    detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment
    almanak, annalen, jaarboek, jaaroverzicht
    a chronological account of events in successive years
    biografie, levensbeschrijving, levensgeschiedenis, levensverhaal
    an account of the series of events making up a person's life
    volksetymologie
    a popular but erroneous etymology
    status, voorgeschiedenis
    the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient
    autobiografie
    a biography of yourself
    hagiografie, heiligenleven
    a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)
    profiel, profielschets
    biographical sketch
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    bewijs, bewijsstuk
    anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
  3. noun
    something that happens at a given place and time
    synonyms: gebeurde, gebeurtenis, ontwikkeling
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    Boerenoorlog
    either of two wars: the first when the Boers fought England in order to regain the independence they had given up to obtain British help against the Zulus (1880-1881); the second when the Orange Free State and Transvaal declared war on Britain (1899-1902)
    Krimoorlog
    a war in Crimea between Russia and a group of nations including England and France and Turkey and Sardinia; 1853-1856
    oktoberrevolutie
    the coup d'etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917 that led to a period of civil war which ended in victory for the Bolsheviks in 1922
    Ardennenoffensief
    a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise
    Bergrede
    the first major discourse delivered by Jesus (Matthew 5-7 and Luke 6:20-49)
    advent
    (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment
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    actie, handeling, verrichting
    something that people do or cause to happen
    actie
    action taken by a group of people
    gebeurde, gebeurtenis, ontwikkeling, voorval
    an event that happens
    godswonder
    a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent
    actie, handeling, rechtshandeling, verrichting
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
    delving, verwerving, winning
    the act of acquiring something
    baring, bevalling, partus, verlossing
    the act of delivering a child
    afscheid, vaarwel
    the act of departing
    ontdekking, vondst
    the act of discovering something
    afplatting, egalisatie, nivellering
    the act of making equal or uniform
    afgraving, exhumatie, opgraving
    the act of digging something out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried
    stuwing, stuwkracht
    the act of propelling
    retrieval
    the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
    aanraking, beroering, ontmoeting, treffen
    the act of putting two things together with no space between them
    stemming
    the opinion of a group as determined by voting
    afkeuring, afwijzing, misprijzen, rejectie, reprobatie, repulsie, verwerping
    the act of rejecting something
    offer, opoffering
    the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
    processie
    the group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation
    activiteit, bedrijvigheid, bezigheid, drukte, occupatie, werking, werkzaamheden, werkzaamheid
    any specific behavior
    beoordeling, inschatting, quotum
    the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event
    rechtshandeling
    a military engagement
    aanvaring, botsing, collisie, conflict, conflictsituatie, confrontatie, gevecht, kamp, treffen, worsteling
    an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)
    omwenteling, revolutie
    the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
    arrest, oponthoud, séjour, verblijf
    continuing or remaining in a place or state
    ambtswoning, assistentschap, residentie, residentschap
    the act of dwelling in a place
    federatie
    the act of forming an alliance or confederation
    dekolonisatie
    the action of changing from colonial to independent status
    distributie, distributiewezen, uitdeling, verbreiding, verdeling, verspreiding
    the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
    handelsovereenkomst, transactie
    the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
    massabeweging, run, rush, stormloop
    a headlong rush of people on a common impulse
    coup, putsch, staatsgreep
    a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
    internationalisatie, internationalisering
    the act of bringing something under international control
    competitie, concours, concurrentie, concurrentiestrijd, mededinging, prijsvraag, rivaliteit, wedijver
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
    oppositie, protest, tegenstand, verzet, weerstand, weerwerk
    group action in opposition to those in power
    integratie
    the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
    coöperatie, samenwerking, samenwerkingsverband
    joint operation or action
    assemblage, bijeenkomst, bijeenzijn, montage, samenkomst, samenzijn
    the social act of assembling
    democratisering
    the action of making something democratic
    compliciteit, deelname, deelneming, engagement, medeplichtigheid, participatie, verloving
    the act of sharing in the activities of a group
    communicatie
    the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
    kijkspel, performance, schouwspel, show, tableau, tafereel, toneel, toneeltje, vertoning, voorstelling
    a social event involving a public performance or entertainment
    taaldaad, taalhandeling, uiting
    the use of language to perform some act
    accompagnement, begeleiding, begeleidingsverschijnsel
    an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
    ervaring
    an event as apprehended
    kwestie, probleem, vraag, vraagstuk
    an event causing distress or pain
    godswonder, mirakel, wonder
    any amazing or wonderful occurrence
    bewondering, mirakel, wonder
    something that causes feelings of wonder
    ding
    an event
    episode
    a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
    eventualiteit
    a possible event or occurrence or result
    afloop, afwerking, einde, ontknoping, uiteinde
    event whose occurrence ends something
    afwisseling, alteratie, alternantie, alternatie, alternering, keer, variatie, variëteit, verandering, wending
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
    accident, auto-ongeluk
    anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
    brand, fik, vuur
    the event of something burning (often destructive)
    incident, voorval
    a single distinct event
    aanleg, instantie
    an occurrence of something
    beweging
    a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
    fatum, fortuin, lot, lotsbeschikking, lotsbestel, noodlot, providentie, voorbeschikking, voorbestemming, voorzienigheid
    an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
    autopech, collaps, motorpech, panne, pech
    a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
    interruptie, onderbreking
    some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
    geluid, geluidje, toon
    the sudden occurrence of an audible event
    aggregatie, conjunctie, junctie, samenvoeging, vereniging
    the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts
    evenement, gebeuren, gebeurtenis, happening
    a vaguely specified social event
    concurrentie, concurrentiestrijd, kamp, krachtmeting, match, mededinging, ontmoeting, prijsvraag, sportwedstrijd, treffen, wedkamp, wedstrijd
    an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
    braadjus, buitenkans, buitenkansje, explosie, gelukje, goudmijn, goudmijntje, kaan, mazzeltje, meevaller, melkkoe
    a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
    aanrijding
    a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
  4. noun
    an event that happens
    synonyms: gebeurde, gebeurtenis, ontwikkeling, voorval
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    (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment
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    accompagnement, begeleiding, begeleidingsverschijnsel
    an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
    ervaring
    an event as apprehended
    kwestie, probleem, vraag, vraagstuk
    an event causing distress or pain
    godswonder, mirakel, wonder
    any amazing or wonderful occurrence
    bewondering, mirakel, wonder
    something that causes feelings of wonder
    ding
    an event
    episode
    a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
    eventualiteit
    a possible event or occurrence or result
    afloop, afwerking, einde, ontknoping, uiteinde
    event whose occurrence ends something
    afwisseling, alteratie, alternantie, alternatie, alternering, keer, variatie, variëteit, verandering, wending
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
    accident, auto-ongeluk
    anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
    brand, fik, vuur
    the event of something burning (often destructive)
    incident, voorval
    a single distinct event
    aanleg, instantie
    an occurrence of something
    beweging
    a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
    fatum, fortuin, lot, lotsbeschikking, lotsbestel, noodlot, providentie, voorbeschikking, voorbestemming, voorzienigheid
    an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
    autopech, collaps, motorpech, panne, pech
    a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
    interruptie, onderbreking
    some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
    geluid, geluidje, toon
    the sudden occurrence of an audible event
    aggregatie, conjunctie, junctie, samenvoeging, vereniging
    the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts
    braadjus, buitenkans, buitenkansje, explosie, gelukje, goudmijn, goudmijntje, kaan, mazzeltje, meevaller, melkkoe
    a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
    aanrijding
    a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
    acceleratievermogen, versnelling
    an increase in rate of change
    vertraging
    a decrease in rate of change
    achtergrond, background
    relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation
    godsgericht, godsoordeel, ordale, vuurdoop, vuurproef
    a severe or trying experience
    proeven, voorproef, voorproefje
    a brief experience of something
    apparitie, verschijning, visioen
    a religious or mystical experience of a supernatural appearance
    casus belli
    an event used to justify starting a war
    rendement, resultaat, uitkomst, uitslag
    something that results
    aanvaring
    (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
    vreugdevuur
    a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
    loopvuur
    an uncontrolled fire that consumes brush and shrubs and bushes
    kampvuur
    a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp)
    bosbrand
    an uncontrolled fire in a wooded area
    loopvuur
    an uncontrolled fire in a grassy area
    rookwolk
    a fire that burns with thick smoke but no flame
    rookpot
    a smoky fire to drive away insects
    euvel, kanker, kwaad, ongeluk, onheil, rampspoed
    unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
    crime, kwelling, straf
    a cause of great suffering and distress
    wegmarkering
    a cause of difficulty and suffering
    indignatie, schandaal, verontwaardiging
    a disgraceful event
    kapittel
    a series of related events forming an episode
    detonatie, explosie, ontploffing
    a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
    beetje, ietsepietsie, ietsepietsje, pietsie, pietsje, tikje, tikkeltje, vleugje
    an instance of some kind
    keer, maal
    an instance or single occasion for some event
    buiging, declinatie, diffractie, straalbuiging, verbuiging
    movement that causes the formation of a curve
    migratie, volksverhuizing
    the periodic passage of groups of animals (especially birds or fishes) from one region to another for feeding or breeding
    abortus, abortus provocatus, misgeboorte, miskraam, monstrum, vruchtafdrijving, zwangerschapsafbreking, zwangerschapsonderbreking
    failure of a plan
    misser, misslag
    a failure to hit (or meet or find etc)
    geboorte
    the event of being born
    materialisatie
    an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)
    apparitie, verschijning, visioen
    the appearance of a ghostlike figure
    Gen., Genesis, genese, ontstaan, ontstaansgeschiedenis, wording, wordingsgeschiedenis, wordingsproces
    an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
    uitgroeisel, uitwas
    the gradual beginning or coming forth
    karma
    (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
    kismet
    (Islam) the will of Allah
    deletie, destructie, kaalslag, vernieling, vernietiging, verwoesting
    an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
    uitvloeier
    a slow or gradual disappearance
    golfbeweging, ondulatie, slag, undulatie
    an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
    inslag
    the striking of one body against another
    circulatie, cirkelgang, cyclus, kringloop, kringloopproces, omloop, rondgang, roulatie
    a single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
    bis, bisnummer, da capo, doublure, herhaling, herhalingsteken, iteratie, nabestelling, repetitieteken, replica, toegift
    an event that repeats
    zonsopgang
    the daily event of the sun rising above the horizon
    zonsondergang
    the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon
    band, frequentieband, golf
    (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
    moersleutel
    a jerky pulling movement
    golf
    one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
    draw, gelijkspel, puntendeling
    the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided
    dood, doodsoorzaak, heengaan, overlijden, sterfgeval, verscheiden
    the event of dying or departure from life
    terugloop
    a change downward
    aanwas, accres, increment, stijging, toename, vermeerdering
    a change resulting in an increase
    deformatie, vormverandering
    alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
    omzetting, transformatie, transmutatie
    a qualitative change
    besmetting, infectie
    an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
    randgebeuren, randverschijnsel
    a subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event
    afknapper, desillusie, ontgoocheling, ontnuchtering
    a complete failure
    calamiteit, cataclysme, catastrofe, ramp
    a sudden and violent collapse
    implosie
    a sudden inward collapse
    rustperiode
    the event of something ending
    gaping, hiaat, lacune, leegte, leemte, manco, vacuüm
    an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
    eclips, immersie, verduistering
    one celestial body obscures another
    confusie, diffusie, menging, samensmelting, vermenging, versmelting
    an occurrence that involves the production of a union
    samenstelling
    an occurrence that results in things being united
    beat, slag
    the sound of stroke or blow
    beep, oproepingssignaal, oproepsignaal, pieper, pieptoon, wektoon
    a short high tone produced as a signal or warning
    geroezemoes
    sound of rapid vibration
    gerammel, geratel, gereutel, getik, metaalklank, ratel, ratelaar
    a short light metallic sound
    gekwetter
    a series of chirps
    koor, koorlied, koorzang, rei
    any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
    huilbui, huilpartij, roep, roepen, schreeuw
    the characteristic utterance of an animal
    gorgeldrank
    the sound produced while gargling
    klop
    the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
    gefluister, gesuis, ruis, suizing
    a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
    geruis, ruis
    sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
    aftapping, klontje, suikerklontje
    the sound made by a gentle blow
    belening
    a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork
    gekwaak, gekwek
    the harsh sound of a duck
    klokgelui
    the sound of a bell ringing
    trommelslag
    the sound made by beating a drum
    zucht
    a sound like a person sighing
    chanson
    a distinctive or characteristic sound
    gehamer, getrommel
    sound of strumming
    getik
    a metallic tapping sound
    belletje, telefoontje
    a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
    neusspraak, rinolalie
    a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
    hartfrequentie, hartritme, hartslag, harttoon, pols, polsslag, pulsatie
    the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart
    getij, getijde, tij, watergetij
    the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
    flonkering, fonkeling, glinstering, knip, knipbrood, schittering, trekje, twinkeling
    a rapid change in brightness; a brief spark or flash
    bliksem, bliksemlicht, hemelvuur, licht, weerlicht
    the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more
    migratie, trek
    a sudden flash (as of lightning)
    keerpunt, mijlpaal
    an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
    mijlpaal
    a significant event in your life (or in a project)
    engte, nauw, nauwte
    a difficult juncture
    kentering, omlooptijd, ommekeer, ommezwaai, omslag, omwenteling, revolutie
    a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
    mutatie
    (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
    dissonantie, geruis, radiostoring, storing
    electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication
    epidemie
    a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time
    recidive
    a return of something after a period of abatement
    eindoverwinning, eindzege, overwinning, triomf, triomftocht, victorie, winst, zege, zegepraal, zegetocht
    a successful ending of a struggle or contest
    afstraffing, nederlaag
    an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
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    gebeurde, gebeurtenis, ontwikkeling
    something that happens at a given place and time
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    a short account of the news
    synonyms: historie, rapport, story, verhaal, verslag, vertelling
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    clubblad, mededelingenblad, nieuwsbrief
    report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group
    bulletin, clubblad, dienstmededeling, mededelingenblad
    a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)
    communiqué
    an official report (usually sent in haste)
    primeur, scoop
    a news report that is reported first by one news organization
    nieuwsbericht, nieuwsbulletin
    a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
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    actualiteit, nieuws
    information reported in a newspaper or news magazine
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    the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
    synonyms: historie, story, verhaal, verhaaltje, vertelling
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    berichtgeving, rapportage, verslaggeving
    the act of informing by verbal report
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    a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
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    avonturenroman
    a story of an adventure
    detective, geheim, geheimenis, geloofsgeheim, mysterie, speurdersroman, verborgenheid, whodunit, whodunnit
    a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
    ridderroman, roman, romance
    a story dealing with love
    fabel, legenda, legende, onderschrift, overlevering, randschrift, randwerk, volksoverlevering
    a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
    novelle, short story
    a prose narrative shorter than a novel
    allegorie, apoloog, fabel, gelijkenis, parabel
    a short moral story (often with animal characters)
    mythe
    a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
    thriller
    a suspenseful adventure story or play or movie
    romancyclus, saga
    a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
    detective, detectiveverhaal, speurdersroman, speurdersverhaal
    a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution
    godenschemering
    myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil
    gevechtservaring
    the series of events that form a plot
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    fictie, fictionaliteit
    a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
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