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.
See also
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