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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.
HINDSIGHT meaning: 1. the ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened: 2. the ability to…. Learn more.
The meaning of HINDSIGHT is perception of the nature of an event after it has happened. How to use hindsight in a sentence.
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. With hindsight, we'd all do things differently.
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.
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.
hindsight. noun. /ˈhaɪndsaɪt/. /ˈhaɪndsaɪt/. [uncountable] the understanding that you have of a situation only after it has happened and that means you would have done things in a different way.
noun. recognition of the realities, possibilities, or requirements of a situation, event, decision etc., after its occurrence. hindsight.
the ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened: With hindsight, I should have taken the job. (Definition of hindsight from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of hindsight. in Chinese (Traditional) 後見之明，事後孔明… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 事后聪明，事后的认识… See more. in Spanish.
hindsight. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English hind‧sight /ˈhaɪndsaɪt/ noun [ uncountable] the ability to understand a situation only after it has happened → foresight with/in hindsight With hindsight, I should have seen the warning signs. the benefit/wisdom of hindsight With the benefit of hindsight, it’s easy to criticize.
