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retrospect [links] UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɛtrəspɛkt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(re′trə spekt′) ⓘ One or more forum threads is an exact match of your searched term in Spanish | in French | in Italian | English synonyms | English Usage | Conjugator | in context | images WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026ret•ro•spect /ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]
  1. thinking of the past, of past events, etc.
v. [no object]
  1. to look back in thought.
Idioms
  1. Idioms in retrospect, on evaluating the past; upon reflection:knew in retrospect that he should have married her.
ret•ro•spec•tion, n. [uncountable]See -spec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026ret•ro•spect (re′trə spekt′),USA pronunciation n.
  1. contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc.
  2. in retrospect, in looking back on past events; upon reflection:It was, in retrospect, the happiest day of her life.
v.i.
  1. to look back in thought; refer back (often fol. by to):to retrospect to a period in one's youth.
v.t.
  1. to look back upon; contemplate retrospectively.
  • probably retro- + (pro)spect 1595–1605
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: retrospect /ˈrɛtrəʊˌspɛkt/ n
  1. the act of surveying things past (often in the phrase in retrospect)
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin retrōspicere to look back, from retro- + specere to look 'retrospect' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): afterlight - retrospection - retrospective In Lists: Dictionary, more...Synonyms: hindsight, looking back, review, more...

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