hindsight
gb/hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/ us/hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/
B2
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
ਅਰਥ
0 ਅਰਥ
ਨਾਂਵ
B2
abstract
1
understanding after something happens
understanding you get when you look back at the past.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
in/with hindsight, [clause]
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse hindsight (after the event) with foresight (before the event).
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
retrospect (More formal and often used in set phrases like 'in retrospect'.)
|
looking back (More informal and conversational.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
foresight (Understanding or planning before something happens.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
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
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
thinking
|time
|learning
|daily_life
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- In hindsight, I should have studied more.
- With hindsight, it was a bad idea.
ਨਾਂਵ
technical
C1
abstract
2
belief that past was predictable
the feeling that you 'knew it all along' after something happens.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[someone] says [something] in hindsight
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
This idea is often expressed as 'hindsight bias'; 'hindsight' alone may sound less precise in academic contexts.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
I-knew-it-all-along effect (Informal label for the same psychological tendency.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
open-mindedness (Not assuming a single obvious outcome after the fact.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
hindsight bias
|hindsight effect
|in hindsight it was obvious
|seems obvious in hindsight
|easy to say in hindsight
|judging with hindsight
|hindsight distortion
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
psychology
|thinking
|bias
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- After the game, hindsight made the mistake seem clear.
ਨਾਂਵ
technical
C1
property
3
ability to see behind you
the ability to see behind you.
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[something] improves [someone's] hindsight
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
This literal sense is rare; most uses are figurative about understanding the past.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
rear vision (More common term, especially in driving contexts.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
blind spot (An area you cannot see behind or beside you.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
rearward hindsight
|improve hindsight
|limited hindsight
|hindsight visibility
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
transport
|perception
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The new mirrors improved the driver’s hindsight on the highway.
- Motorcycle instructors emphasize checking your hindsight before changing lanes.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
hindsight
IPA
GB/hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/
US/hˈaɪndsˌaɪt/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
hind - sight (2 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (hind)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Noun
- Base: hindsight
- Plural: hindsight
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Negative and opposite forms
foresight
noun B2
Advanced or less common
retrospect
noun C1
retrospective
adjective C1
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- 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.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- With hindsight, the warning signs were there.
- With hindsight, I would handle the conversation differently.