hindsight
gb/hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/ us/hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/
B2
अंग्रेज़ी
अर्थ
0 अर्थ
संज्ञा
B2
abstract
1
understanding after something happens
understanding you get when you look back at the past.
उपयोग पैटर्न:
in/with hindsight, [clause]
आम गलती:
Learners sometimes confuse hindsight (after the event) with foresight (before the event).
समानार्थी शब्द
retrospect (More formal and often used in set phrases like 'in retrospect'.)
|
looking back (More informal and conversational.)
विलोम शब्द
foresight (Understanding or planning before something happens.)
शब्द-संयोजन
in hindsight
|with hindsight
|the benefit of hindsight
|hindsight tells me
|hindsight shows
|hindsight makes it clear
|through the lens of hindsight
|hindsight perspective
|easy in hindsight
|only in hindsight
विषय
thinking
|time
|learning
|daily_life
उदाहरण
- In hindsight, quitting that job was the right decision.
- With hindsight, we should have checked the contract more carefully.
- Hindsight makes the mistake seem obvious, but it wasn’t at the time.
सीखने वालों के उदाहरण
- In hindsight, I should have studied more.
- With hindsight, it was a bad idea.
संज्ञा
technical
C1
abstract
2
belief that past was predictable
the feeling that you 'knew it all along' after something happens.
उपयोग पैटर्न:
[someone] says [something] in hindsight
आम गलती:
This idea is often expressed as 'hindsight bias'; 'hindsight' alone may sound less precise in academic contexts.
समानार्थी शब्द
I-knew-it-all-along effect (Informal label for the same psychological tendency.)
विलोम शब्द
open-mindedness (Not assuming a single obvious outcome after the fact.)
शब्द-संयोजन
hindsight bias
|hindsight effect
|in hindsight it was obvious
|seems obvious in hindsight
|easy to say in hindsight
|judging with hindsight
|hindsight distortion
विषय
psychology
|thinking
|bias
उदाहरण
- After the results came out, hindsight made the winner seem inevitable.
- The report warns against hindsight when evaluating the team’s decisions.
- It’s easy to fall into hindsight and claim the signs were obvious.
सीखने वालों के उदाहरण
- After the game, hindsight made the mistake seem clear.
संज्ञा
technical
C1
property
3
ability to see behind you
the ability to see behind you.
उपयोग पैटर्न:
[something] improves [someone's] hindsight
आम गलती:
This literal sense is rare; most uses are figurative about understanding the past.
समानार्थी शब्द
rear vision (More common term, especially in driving contexts.)
विलोम शब्द
blind spot (An area you cannot see behind or beside you.)
शब्द-संयोजन
rearward hindsight
|improve hindsight
|limited hindsight
|hindsight visibility
विषय
transport
|perception
उदाहरण
- The new mirrors improved the driver’s hindsight on the highway.
- Motorcycle instructors emphasize checking your hindsight before changing lanes.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोश रूप
hindsight
IPA
GB/hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/
US/hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/
शब्दांश और ज़ोर
hind - sight (2 शब्दांश)
Stress on 1st syllable (hind)
शब्द रूप
Noun
- Base: hindsight
- Plural: hindsight
शब्द परिवार
Negative and opposite forms
foresight
noun B2
Advanced or less common
retrospect
noun C1
retrospective
adjective C1
अभिव्यक्तियाँ
hindsight is 20/20
1/hˈaɪndsˌaɪt ˈɪz /
idiom
informal
past seems clearer than present
it’s easy to see the right answer after the event.
उदाहरण
- I should have taken the earlier offer, but hindsight is 20/20.
- Hindsight is 20/20—at the time, we didn’t know the market would crash.
in hindsight
1/ˈɪn hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/
fixed phrase
looking back with later knowledge
when you think about the past now.
उदाहरण
- In hindsight, we should have waited another year.
- It seemed risky at the time, but in hindsight it was the best move.
the benefit of hindsight
1/ðə bˈɛnəfɪt əv hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/
fixed phrase
advantage of knowing outcome later
the advantage of knowing the result later.
उदाहरण
- With the benefit of hindsight, the launch date was unrealistic.
- It’s easy to criticize decisions made years ago with the benefit of hindsight.
with hindsight
1/wˈɪθ hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/
fixed phrase
considering the past afterward
thinking back now, after it happened.
उदाहरण
- With hindsight, the warning signs were there.
- With hindsight, I would handle the conversation differently.