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hindsight

[ hahynd-sahyt ]

noun

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


hindsight

/ 藞丑补瑟苍诲藢蝉补瑟迟 /

noun

  1. the ability to understand, after something has happened, what should have been done or what caused the event
  2. a firearm's rear sight
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of hindsight1

First recorded in 1850鈥55; hind 1 + sight
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In hindsight, he said he wished he had prepared his Kindle e-reader with more reading material - and packed a lot more beef jerky.

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This was a story of successive unjust decisions, which appear obvious in hindsight.

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In hindsight, Kotler said she was chasing an image of being out and about that didn鈥檛 quite align with her values.

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But even now in hindsight, he can鈥檛 fully understand why 鈥淭he Office鈥 embedded itself so strongly into pop culture.

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I didn鈥檛 really answer 鈥 I laughed, probably sighed 鈥 but in hindsight, I wish I had been a bit more talkative.

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