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retrospect
[re-truh-spekt]
noun
contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc.
verb (used without object)
to look back in thought; refer back (often followed byto ).
to retrospect to a period in one's youth.
verb (used with object)
to look back upon; contemplate retrospectively.
retrospect
/ ˈɛٰəʊˌɛ /
noun
the act of surveying things past (often in the phrase in retrospect )
verb
to contemplate (anything past); look back on (something)
to refer
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of retrospect1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of retrospect1
Idioms and Phrases
in retrospect, in looking back on past events; upon reflection.
It was, in retrospect, the happiest day of her life.
Example Sentences
"In retrospect he knows a lot of it is bots trying to damage Reform. It is not Reform members," he added.
In retrospect, Spurs' failure to lure him was a sign of what was to come - a series of blows during a truly forgettable domestic season.
“I thought it was a well played college game,” Orloff said, adding he would have called the game the exact same way in retrospect.
He made a split-second decision that, in retrospect, was maybe the wrong one.
In historical retrospect, this was an injustice that was a symptom of the media’s emerging appetite for takedowns, and you were a casualty of that.’”
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