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Definition of Hindsight
1. Noun. Understanding the nature of an event after it has happened. "Hindsight is always better than foresight"
Definition of Hindsight
1. Noun. Realisation or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred ¹
2. Noun. The rear sight of a firearm ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hindsight
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hindsight
Literary usage of Hindsight
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Apollo's Warriors: United States Air Force Special Operations During the by Michael E. Haas (1998)
"Son Tay with 20-20 hindsight In hindsight, it seems fair to say that Son Tay was
neither the splendid example of operational excellence some have since ..."
2. My Adventures with Your Money by George Graham Rice (1913)
"SOME hindsight THAT CAME TOO LATE I ATTRIBUTE the destruction of the Sullivan
Trust Company to six factors, namely, (1) politics; (2) blackmail; ..."
3. Practical Rowing with Scull and Sweep by Eugene Abraham Darling, Arthur Wesselhoeft Stevens (1906)
"hindsight A few words of caution on the subject of keeping a lookout ahead every
few strokes, ... hindsight."
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