retrospect

ret·ro·spect

R0199600 (rĕt′rə-spĕkt′)n. A review or contemplation of things in the past: "He pursed his lips in the exercise of a retrospect across the years" (Flann O'Brien).v. ret·ro·spect·ed, ret·ro·spect·ing, ret·ro·spects v.intr. To think about the past.v.tr. To look back on or think about (things past).Idiom: in retrospect In looking back on or reviewing the past.

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[From Latin *retrōspectus, past participle of retrōspicere, to look back at : retrō-, retro- + specere, to look at; see spek- in Indo-European roots.]

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ret′ro·spec′tion n.

retrospect

(ˈrɛtrəʊˌspɛkt) nthe act of surveying things past (often in the phrase in retrospect)vb1. to contemplate (anything past); look back on (something)2. (often foll by: to) to refer[C17: from Latin retrōspicere to look back, from retro- + specere to look]

ret•ro•spect

(ˈrɛ trəˌspɛkt)

n. 1. contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc. v.i. 2. to look back in thought; refer back (often fol. by to). v.t. 3. to look back upon; contemplate retrospectively. Idioms: in retrospect, on evaluating the past; upon reflection. [1595–1605; probably retro- + (pro) spect]

retrospect

Past participle: retrospected
Gerund: retrospecting

Imperative
retrospect
retrospect

Present
I retrospect
you retrospect
he/she/it retrospects
we retrospect
you retrospect
they retrospect

Preterite
I retrospected
you retrospected
he/she/it retrospected
we retrospected
you retrospected
they retrospected

Present Continuous
I am retrospecting
you are retrospecting
he/she/it is retrospecting
we are retrospecting
you are retrospecting
they are retrospecting

Present Perfect
I have retrospected
you have retrospected
he/she/it has retrospected
we have retrospected
you have retrospected
they have retrospected

Past Continuous
I was retrospecting
you were retrospecting
he/she/it was retrospecting
we were retrospecting
you were retrospecting
they were retrospecting

Past Perfect
I had retrospected
you had retrospected
he/she/it had retrospected
we had retrospected
you had retrospected
they had retrospected

Future
I will retrospect
you will retrospect
he/she/it will retrospect
we will retrospect
you will retrospect
they will retrospect

Future Perfect
I will have retrospected
you will have retrospected
he/she/it will have retrospected
we will have retrospected
you will have retrospected
they will have retrospected

Future Continuous
I will be retrospecting
you will be retrospecting
he/she/it will be retrospecting
we will be retrospecting
you will be retrospecting
they will be retrospecting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been retrospecting
you have been retrospecting
he/she/it has been retrospecting
we have been retrospecting
you have been retrospecting
they have been retrospecting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been retrospecting
you will have been retrospecting
he/she/it will have been retrospecting
we will have been retrospecting
you will have been retrospecting
they will have been retrospecting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been retrospecting
you had been retrospecting
he/she/it had been retrospecting
we had been retrospecting
you had been retrospecting
they had been retrospecting

Conditional
I would retrospect
you would retrospect
he/she/it would retrospect
we would retrospect
you would retrospect
they would retrospect

Past Conditional
I would have retrospected
you would have retrospected
he/she/it would have retrospected
we would have retrospected
you would have retrospected
they would have retrospected

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	retrospect - contemplation of things past; "in retrospect"musing, reflection, rumination, thoughtfulness, contemplation, reflexion - a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
Verb	1.	retrospect - look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember; "she reviewed her achievements with pride"look back, reviewthink back, remember - recapture the past; indulge in memories; "he remembered how he used to pick flowers"

retrospect

noun hindsight, review, afterthought, re-examination, survey, recollection, remembrance, reminiscence It was a strange feeling in retrospect.
anticipation, foresight

Translations

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