Hindsight is the ability to understand and realize something about an event after it has happened, although you did not understand orrealize it at the time.
With hindsight, we'd all do things differently.
Even with the benefit of hindsight, I doubt I would change anything if I had my timeagain.
hindsight in British English
(ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt)
noun
1.
the ability to understand, after something has happened, what should have been done or what caused the event
2.
a firearm's rear sight
hindsight in American English
(ˈhaɪndˌsaɪt)
US
noun
1.
the rear sight of a firearm
2.
ability to see, after the event, what should have been done
Examples of 'hindsight' in a sentence
hindsight
This is not said with the benefit of hindsight.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She is given foresight through the benefit of hindsight.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In hindsight, maybe they should have been split up.
The Sun (2016)
You hardly need the benefit of hindsight to discern the colossal inadequacy of this kind of reasoning.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
With the benefit of hindsight we all should have seen the storm coming.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Stories which alter experience with the benefit of hindsight stick in the mind.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
So how does she feel with the benefit of hindsight?
The Sun (2014)
With hindsight, maybe that was the time to get this done and a new stadium built.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
With hindsight, maybe that was counterproductive.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Maybe with hindsight you could have forced a confrontation, but you chose not to.
The Sun (2015)
With the benefit of hindsight, it is a view now easily ridiculed.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
With the benefit of hindsight, it has acquired the power of prophecy.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
With the benefit of hindsight, certainly.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Setting policy is easy with the benefit of hindsight, he said yesterday.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Isn't hindsight a wonderful thing?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Of course, hindsight suggests that the hatch giving access to the hangar from inside the hull did not need to be there.
Gunston, Bill Plane Speaking - a personal view of aviation history (1991)
He said: 'With hindsight the neurological observations should have been done.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Or, at least, so hindsight might tell us.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
When you get into the hindsight thing, it's very unhealthy.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Maybe in hindsight, staying at Everton would have been a better thing.
The Sun (2015)
Maybe, with hindsight, he should have done.
The Sun (2009)
And with hindsight, maybe we shouldn't have.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Now he has lost his form and hindsight suggests that he should not have been picked for either of England's past two internationals.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In hindsight, maybe I was planning for going into coaching.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I would imagine your son is one of the lucky majority (isn't hindsight a wonderful thing?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The dough is easy to make, but hindsight suggests I could have done with a bit more guidance on the salt.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
hindsight
British English: hindsight NOUN
Hindsight is the ability to understand and realize something about an event after it has happened.
With hindsight, we'd all do things differently.
American English: hindsight
Brazilian Portuguese: retrospectiva
Chinese: 后见之明
European Spanish: retrospectiva
French: recul
German: Nachhinein
Italian: senno di poi
Japanese: あと知恵
Korean: 나중에 생각나는 묘안
European Portuguese: retrospetiva
Latin American Spanish: retrospectiva
Chinese translation of 'hindsight'
hindsight
(ˈhaɪndsaɪt)
n
with hindsight, we'd have done it differently事后(後)想来(來)，我们(們)本该(該)换(換)个(個)方法 (shìhòu xiǎnglái, wǒmen běngāi huàn gè fāngfǎ)
in hindsight, this was a mistake事后(後)想来(來)，这(這)是个(個)错(錯)误(誤) (shìhòu xiǎng lái, zhè shì gè cuòwù)