hindsight C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈhaɪn(d)saɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #20133 Meanings 1 noun Understanding of an event only after it has already happened. With hindsight, we should have saved more money before the crisis. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms hindsightismhindsightly Related forms afterknowledgehindlookretrospect Etymology AI details From hind + sight, 19th c. Compare Latinate retrospect. Topics General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # hindsight **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhaɪn(d)saɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 20133 ## Meanings 1. Understanding of an event only after it has already happened. ## Examples - With hindsight, we should have saved more money before the crisis. ## Derived Forms - hindsightism - hindsightly ## Related Forms - afterknowledge - hindlook - retrospect ## Etymology From hind + sight, 19th c. Compare Latinate retrospect. ## AI Etymology Hindsight is from hind + sight, 19th c. Compare Latinate retrospect. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include understanding of an event only after it has already happened. The wider family includes derived forms such as hindsightism and hindsightly; related words such as afterknowledge, hindlook, and retrospect. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown