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- Dictionaryhindsight/ˈhʌɪn(d)sʌɪt/
noun
- 1. understanding of a situation or event only after it has happened or developed: "with hindsight, I should never have gone"
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the ability to understand, after something has happened, why or how it was done and how it might have been done better: They are ideas that, in hindsight, often seem hair-brained. (Definition of hindsight from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of hindsight.
- English (US)
HINDSIGHT meaning: 1. the ability to understand an event or...
- Znaczenie Hindsight, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
hindsight definicja: 1. the ability to understand an event...
- Hindsight in Spanish
HINDSIGHT translate: sabiduría que da la experiencia,...
- Hindsight in German
HINDSIGHT translate: späte Einsicht. Learn more in the...
- Traditional
HINDSIGHT translate: 後見之明，事後孔明. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Simplified
HINDSIGHT translate: 事后聪明，事后的认识. Learn more in the Cambridge...
- Hindsight in Russian
HINDSIGHT translate: суждение задним числом. Learn more in...
- With The Wisdom of Hindsight
WITH THE WISDOM OF HINDSIGHT definition: 1. with the...
- English (US)
Hindsight is the perception of the nature of an event after it has happened. Learn the word history, example sentences, related phrases, and more from Merriam-Webster, America's largest dictionary.
Hindsight is the ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened. Learn how to use this word in sentences and see synonyms, antonyms and related words.
Hindsight is the ability to understand and realize something about an event after it has happened, although you did not understand or realize it at the time. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, pronunciation, and usage of hindsight with Collins English Dictionary.
Hindsight definition: recognition of the realities, possibilities, or requirements of a situation, event, decision etc., after its occurrence.. See examples of HINDSIGHT used in a sentence.
noun. recognition of the realities, possibilities, or requirements of a situation, event, decision etc., after its occurrence. hindsight. / ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt / noun. the ability to understand, after something has happened, what should have been done or what caused the event. a firearm's rear sight. Discover More. Word History and Origins.
People who are able to look back on the past and understand what happened have hindsight. If you go skating on a frozen lake and it cracks, in hindsight you'd know you should've paid attention to the giant "danger" sign.
