hist

[ st, sst; spelling pronunciation hist ]

/ st, sst; spelling pronunciation hɪst /

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interjection

(a sibilant exclamation used to attract attention or urge silence).

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

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Origin of hist

First recorded in 1595–1605; representing in writing the sound sequence st

Words nearby hist

hisself, hissing, His's line, hissy, hissy fit, hist, Histadrut, Histalog test, histaminase, histamine, histamine blocker

Other definitions for hist (2 of 3)

hist-

variant of histo- before a vowel: histidine.

Other definitions for hist (3 of 3)

hist.

abbreviation

histology.

historian.

historical.

history.

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How to use hist in a sentence

For examples of walls or ceilings being painted with various subjects, see Warton's Hist.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
For full bibliography (to 1904) see Ulysse Chevalier, Rpertoire des sources hist.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
For a comprehensive bibliography, including monographs and published documents, see Ulysse Chevalier, Rpertoire des sources hist.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
It really appears as if this wrong translation arose solely through Aristotle; for, as is clear from his Hist.
Troy and its Remains|Henry (Heinrich) Schliemann

If Hist was not satisfied with this explanation, she did not deem the point of sufficient importance to be pressed.
The Deerslayer|James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for hist

hist

/ (hɪst) /

interjection

an exclamation used to attract attention or as a warning to be silent

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Medical definitions for hist

hist-

pref.

Variant ofhisto-