retrospect

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retrospect

/ˈɹɛtɹəˌspɛkt/ Canada, US, UK
[ˈɹɛt͡ʃəˌspɛkt] Canada, US, UK
/ˈɹetɹəˌspekt/ Australia, New Zealand
[ˈɹet͡ʃəˌspekt] Australia, New Zealand

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin retrōspectum, from retrōspicio (“to look back at”), equivalent to retro- + -spect. Compare review.

noun retrospects

Consideration of past times. My mind, calmer and stronger now than last night, made for itself some imperious rules, prohibiting under deadly penalties all weak retrospect of happiness past; commanding a patient journeying through the wilderness of the present...
Opposite: prospect

verb retrospects · retrospecting · retrospected

To look or refer back to; to reflect on. To give a correct idea of the circumstances which have gradually produced this conviction, it may be useful to retrospect to an early period.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: review, look back, retrospective, hindsight, event, ex-post, decline, reflection, posteriori, remembrance, recollection, memory, reminiscence, contemplation, musing, survey

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noun consideration of past times

日本語	回顧 kaiko, 遡上 sojō
中文	回顧 /回顾 huígù
हिन्दी	सिंहावलोकन sĩhāvlokan
Français	rétrospection, coup d'œil rétrospectif
Deutsch	Rückblick, Rückschau
Русский	взгляд наза́д vzgljad nazád, взгляд в про́шлое vzgljad v próšloje, ретроспекти́вный взгляд retrospektívnyj vzgljad
עברית	דיעבד di'avád

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@misc{retrospect_2026,
  title = {retrospect},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/retrospect},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}