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