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hindsight
CEFRC1
/ˈhaɪn(d)saɪt/
noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
noun
Understanding a past event more clearly after it happened.
- 02
noun
Extra detailThe rear sight of a firearm.
Examples
In hindsight, I'm glad they persuaded me to take part.
The general had 20/20 hindsight about the defeat, but no foresight at all.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 3
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 1
- Synonyms
- 1
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningRealization or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred.
More examples
In contextWith 20/20 hindsight, he could tell why they lost the game.
In hindsight, I realize that I should have studied harder for the exam.
You know what they say, hindsight is twenty-twenty.
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Origin
noun
From hind + sight, 19th c. Compare Latinate retrospect.