Retrospect — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

contemplation of things past

look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛtɹəspˌɛkt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛtɹəspˌɛkt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛtɹəspˌɛkt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛtɹəspˌɛkt/.

Examples

in retrospect
she reviewed her achievements with pride

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

look back review

Parts of Speech

noun	contemplation of things past “in retrospect”
verb	look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember “she reviewed her achievements with pride”

Word Forms

retrospect	verb	look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember
review	noun	a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
retrospective	adjective	concerned with or related to the past
retrospection	noun	reference to things past
retrospect	noun	contemplation of things past

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rückblick

Betrachtung vergangener Dinge

🇫🇷French

rétrospection

contemplation des choses passées

🇪🇸Spanish

retrospección

contemplación de las cosas pasadas

🇮🇹Italian

retrospettiva

contemplazione delle cose passate

🇳🇱Dutch

terugblik

contemplatie van dingen uit het verleden

🇵🇹Portuguese

retrospecto

contemplação de coisas passadas

🇷🇺Russian

ретроспектива

размышление о прошлом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पुनरावलोकन

अतीत की बातों का चिंतन

🇧🇩Bengali

পশ্চাদপসরণ

অতীত বিষয়ের চিন্তা

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னோக்கி பார்த்தல்

கடந்த விஷயங்களைப் பற்றிய சிந்தனை

🇮🇳Telugu

పునరాలోచన

గత విషయాల గురించి ఆలోచించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

मागे पाहणे

भूतकाळातील गोष्टींचे चिंतन

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂર્વાવલોકન

ભૂતકાળની વસ્તુઓનું ચિંતન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿನ್ನೋಟ

ಹಿಂದಿನ ವಿಷಯಗಳ ಚಿಂತನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിന്നാമ്പുറം

കഴിഞ്ഞ കാര്യങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള ധ്യാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿਛਾਖੜੀ

ਪਿਛਲੀਆਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਦਾ ਚਿੰਤਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ماضی کا جائزہ

ماضی کی چیزوں پر غور کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

回顾

对过去事物的沉思

🇯🇵Japanese

振り返る

過去のことについての熟考

🇰🇷Korean

회고

과거의 일에 대한 묵상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhìn lại

suy ngẫm về những điều đã qua

🇹🇭Thai

ย้อนหลัง

การใคร่ครวญถึงสิ่งที่ผ่านมา

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengingat kembali

merenungkan hal-hal yang lalu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbabalik-tanaw

pagmumuni-muni sa mga bagay na nakaraan

🇲🇾Malay

ke belakang

merenung perkara yang lalu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استرجاع الماضي

التأمل في الأشياء الماضية

🇮🇷Persian

نگاه به گذشته

تفکر در مورد چیزهای گذشته

🇹🇷Turkish

geçmişe bakmak

geçmiş şeyleri düşünmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

בדיעבד

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