retrospect

noun
/ˈɹɛtɹəˌspɛkt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin retrōspectum, from retrōspicio (“to look back at”), equivalent to retro- + -spect. Compare review.

  1. borrowed from retrōspectum

Definitions

  1. Consideration of past times.

    • My mind, calmer and stronger now than last night, made for itself some imperious rules, prohibiting under deadly penalties all weak retrospect of happiness past; commanding a patient journeying through the wilderness of the present...
    • Whether, like Colin, in retrospect Willie Lee and Baptist would feel that what has vanished was greater than what was achieved, is not something we can predict.
  2. To look or refer back to

    To look or refer back to; to reflect on.

    • To give a correct idea of the circumstances which have gradually produced this conviction, it may be useful to retrospect to an early period.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for retrospect. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA