retrospect (redirected from retrospects)

ret·ro·spect  (rtr-spkt)

n.

A review, survey, or contemplation of things in the past.

v. ret·ro·spect·ed, ret·ro·spect·ing, ret·ro·spects

v.intr.

1. To contemplate the past.

2. To refer back.

v.tr.

To look back on or contemplate (things past).

Idiom:

in retrospect

Looking backward or reviewing the past.

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[From Latin *retrspectus, past participle of retrspicere, to look back at : retr-, retro- + specere, to look at; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]

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retro·spection n.

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retrospect [ˈrɛtrəʊˌspɛkt]

n

the act of surveying things past (often in the phrase in retrospect)

vb Archaic

1. to contemplate (anything past); look back on (something)

2. (intr; often foll by to) to refer

[from Latin retrōspicere to look back, from retro- + specere to look]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	retrospect - contemplation of things past; "in retrospect" musing, reflection, rumination, thoughtfulness, contemplation, reflexion - a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
Verb	1.	retrospect - look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember; "she reviewed her achievements with pride" look back, review think back, remember - recapture the past; indulge in memories; "he remembered how he used to pick flowers"

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retrospect

noun hindsight, review, afterthought, re-examination, survey, recollection, remembrance, reminiscence It was a strange feeling in retrospect.
anticipation, foresight

Translations

retrospect [ˈretrəʊspekt] N → retrospección f, mirada f retrospectiva
in retrospect → retrospectivamente
in retrospect it seems a happy time → volviendo la vista atrás parece haber sido un período feliz

retrospect [ˈrɛtrəspɛkt] n
in retrospect → rétrospectivement, après coup

retrospect

n in retrospect, what would you have done differently? → was hätten Sie rückblickend or im Rückblick anders gemacht?; everything looks different in retrospect → im Nachhinein or im Rückblick sieht alles anders aus

retrospect [ˈrɛtrəʊˌspɛkt] n in retrospect → ripensandoci