hindsight
US
/ˈhaɪnd.saɪt/
UK
/ˈhaɪnd.saɪt/
Meaning
Understanding a situation more clearly after it has happened, especially when you can recognize what you should have done.
किसी घटना के बाद उसकी बेहतर समझ होना और यह जान पाना कि उस समय क्या करना चाहिए था।
Examples
“In hindsight, we should have checked the weather before booking the picnic.”
“With the benefit of hindsight, the team saw why the launch had failed.”
“Hindsight often makes a difficult decision seem obvious.”
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Not natural: I have a hindsight about the decision.
Better: In hindsight, I can see the decision was risky.
Hindsight is usually uncountable and commonly appears in the fixed phrase “in hindsight.”
Hindsight आम तौर पर uncountable noun है; इसे “a hindsight” नहीं कहते। “In hindsight” एक आम phrase है।
Not natural: In hindsight, I should take the earlier train tomorrow.
Better: In hindsight, I should have taken the earlier train yesterday.
Hindsight looks back at a past event, so use a past form for the action you regret.
Hindsight बीती हुई बात को देखकर समझने के लिए है। जिस काम का अफ़सोस है, उसके लिए past form इस्तेमाल करें।
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Use hindsight for understanding gained afterward; use foresight for anticipating what may happen before it does.
बाद में मिली समझ के लिए hindsight और पहले से आने वाले परिणाम का अंदाज़ा लगाने के लिए foresight इस्तेमाल करें।