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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.
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.
in hindsight. Considering or analyzing the past with consideration of the knowledge that one has now. In hindsight, I can see now that having my brother as my legal counsel was unwise. A: "I can't believe I was ever interested in such a self-absorbed jerk." B: "Don't blame yourself. Everything is easier to see in hindsight." See also: hindsight.
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.
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. Even with the benefit of hindsight, I doubt I would change anything if I had my time again.
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.
