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    hindsight
    /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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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHINDSIGHT | English meaning - Cambridge 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.

    • 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...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hindsightHindsight Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HINDSIGHT is perception of the nature of an event after it has happened. How to use hindsight in a sentence.

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  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › hindsightHINDSIGHT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHINDSIGHT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Hindsight is the ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and see related expressions and translations.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHINDSIGHT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hindsightHindsight - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Hindsight is like looking behind you to see what just happened (behind sight, get it?). Another way of describing retrospection, hindsight is a useful skill that can be cultivated. Hindsight often refers to a lesson learned from something going wrong. Billy Wilder, the American movie director, once commented wistfully, “Hindsight is always ...

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › hindsight]]HINDSIGHT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. recognition of the realities, possibilities, or requirements of a situation, event, decision etc., after its occurrence. hindsight.