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RETROSPECT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Contemplation of things past
Example:
in retrospect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("retrospect" is a kind of...):
contemplation; musing; reflection; reflexion; rumination; thoughtfulness (a calm, lengthy, intent consideration)
Derivation:
retrospect (look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they retrospect ... he / she / it retrospects
Past simple: retrospected
Past participle: retrospected
-ing form: retrospecting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember
Example:
she reviewed her achievements with pride
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "retrospect" is one way to...):
remember; think back (recapture the past; indulge in memories)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
retrospect (contemplation of things past)
retrospection (memory for experiences that are past)
retrospection (reference to things past)
retrospective (concerned with or related to the past)
