RETROSPECT

retrospect

(noun) contemplation of things past; “in retrospect”

review, look back, retrospect

(verb) look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember; “she reviewed her achievements with pride”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

retrospect (plural retrospects)

Consideration of past times.

Antonym: prospect

Verb

retrospect (third-person singular simple present retrospects, present participle retrospecting, simple past and past participle retrospected)

To look or refer back to; to reflect on.

Anagrams

• protecters, reprotects

Source: Wiktionary


Re"tro*spect, v. i. Etym: [L. retrospicere; retro back + specere, spectum, to look. See Spy, and cf. Expect.]

Definition: To look backward; hence, to affect or concern what is past. It may be useful to retrospect to an early period. A. Hamilton.

Re"tro*spect, n.

Definition: A looking back on things past; view or contemplation of the past. Cowper. We may introduce a song without retrospect to the old comedy. Landor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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