Meaning of Retrospect | Babel Free
ˈɹɛtɹəˌspɛktDefinitions
Consideration of past times.
Equivalents
العربية
التّذكّر، التّأمّل في الماضي
Examples
“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...”
“Whether, like Colin, in retrospect Willie Lee and Baptist would feel that what has vanished was greater than what was achieved, is not something we can predict.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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