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retrospect
What does retrospect mean?
retrospect (noun): contemplation of things past.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use retrospect in a sentence?
- In retrospect, I think you were right. (Tatoeba sentence #953972 by CK, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce retrospect?
/ˈɹɛtɹəˌspɛkt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does retrospect come from?
Borrowed from Latin retrōspectum, from retrōspicio (“to look back at”), equivalent to retro- + -spect.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “retrospect” mean?
destiny, especially terrible
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contemplation of things past
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a perceived threat or danger
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any red eruption of the skin
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