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Denoting coming to an understanding of the full nature of an event after it has already occurred.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- In hindsight, I should have quit that job sooner.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: in retrospect
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Czech:
s odstupem
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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Czech:
z retrospektivy
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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Czech:
s časovým odstupem
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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Dutch:
achteraf gezien
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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Finnish:
jälkikäteen ajateltuna
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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French:
avec le recul
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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French:
rétrospectivement
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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German:
im Nachhinein
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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Hebrew:
בְּדִיעֲבַד
(bedi'avád)
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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Hungarian:
visszatekintve
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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Hungarian:
utólag
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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Italian:
col senno di poi
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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Italian:
retrospettivamente
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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Italian:
a posteriori
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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Polish:
z perspektywy czasu
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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Portuguese:
em retrospecto
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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Russian:
ретроспективно
(retrospektivno)
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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Spanish:
en retrospectiva
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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Spanish:
en perspectiva
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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Spanish:
a posteriori
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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Spanish:
a toro pasado
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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Spanish:
retrospectivamente
— the phrase "in hindsight"
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Swedish:
i efterhand
— the phrase "in hindsight"
