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hindsight

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hind·sight  (hndst)
n.
1. Perception of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred.
2. The rear sight of a firearm.

hindsight
Noun
the ability to understand, after something has happened, what should have been done or what caused the event
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hindsight - understanding the nature of an event after it has happened; "hindsight is always better than foresight"
discernment, savvy, understanding, apprehension - the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
Translations
hindsight [ˈhaɪndsaɪt] npercepción f tardía or retrospectiva;
with the benefit of hindsight → con la perspectiva del tiempo transcurrido

hindsight [ˈhaɪndsaɪt] nbon sens après coup;
with (the benefit of) hindsight → avec du recul, rétrospectivement

hindsight [ˈhaɪndsaɪt] n with hindsight → im Nachhinein

hindsight [ˈhaɪndsaɪt] nsenno di poi;
with the benefit of hindsight → con il senno di poi

hindsight
n hindsight [ˈhaindsait]
wisdom or knowledge got only after something (usually bad) has happened In hindsight, we should have acted differently. nawete إدراك طبيعة الحادث بعد وقوعه умуване след събитието dodatečná moudrost bagklogskab; set i bakspejlet späte Einsicht στερνή γνώση percepción retrospectiva tagantjärele tarkus ادراك ماوقع jälkiviisaus sagesse (rétrospective) חוֹכמָה לְאַחַר מַעֲשֶׂה पश्चदृष्टि gledanje unatrag utólag okos (az ember) renungan eftirhyggja il senno di poi あと知恵 나중에 생각나는 묘안 gudrumas po laiko apjēga pēc notikuma, atpakaļskats pengalaman yg lalu wijsheid achteraf etterpåklokskap spóźniona nauka, `mądrość po szkodzie experiência QUERY înţelegere ulterioară (a unui eve­niment) задним числом суждение neskorá rada/ľútosť, spätný pohľad izkustveno spoznanje gledano iz sadašnje perspektive efterklokhet ารเข้าใจถึงปัญหาหลังจากที่เหตุการณ์ได้เกิดขึ้นแล้ว farkedip sonradan anlama 事後聰明 розмірковування заднім числом تجربے کی بنا پر حاصل حکمت اور علم sự nhận thức sau ,


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However, the Service has denied most letter ruling requests for MTM-method filing extensions; it believes such extensions permit taxpayers to use hindsight to lower their tax liability, and that relief should be granted only in unusual or compelling circumstances.
Hindsight may be 20/20, but foresight can often be more revealing.
A few months ago, with the benefit of hindsight, we produced a booklet about our six-year process of amalgamation, titled Good News-for a Change.
 
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