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hindsight

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Pronunciation: US /ˈhaɪndsaɪt/

hindsight means: Understanding a past situation better because you now know what happened afterwards.

noun

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Understanding a past situation better because you now know what happened afterwards.

  • In hindsight, I was wrong.
  • With hindsight, the warning signs seem obvious.
  • It's easy to criticize their choices with the benefit of hindsight.

How to use it: in hindsight (In hindsight, we should have left earlier.); with the benefit of hindsight (With the benefit of hindsight, that decision seems unwise.)

Similar words: retrospect

Opposites: foresight

Common phrases: in hindsight, with hindsight, benefit of hindsight

Questions about hindsight

What does hindsight mean?

Understanding a past situation better because you now know what happened afterwards.

What is hindsight in other languages?

Türkçe: sonradan anlama · Español: retrospectiva · Français: recul · Deutsch: Rückschau · Italiano: senno di poi · 日本語: 後知恵

How do you pronounce hindsight?

It is pronounced /ˈhaɪndsaɪt/.

How do you use hindsight in a sentence?

In hindsight, I was wrong. With hindsight, the warning signs seem obvious.

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