"in hindsight" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} in hindsight
  1. Denoting coming to an understanding of the full nature of an event after it has already occurred. Synonyms: in retrospect Related terms: hindsight is 20/20, twenty-twenty hindsight Translations (the phrase "in hindsight"): s odstupem (Czech), z retrospektivy (Czech), s časovým odstupem (Czech), achteraf gezien (Dutch), jälkikäteen ajateltuna (Finnish), avec le recul (French), rétrospectivement (French), im Nachhinein (German), בְּדִיעֲבַד (bedi'avád) (Hebrew), visszatekintve (Hungarian), utólag (Hungarian), em retrospecto (Portuguese), ретроспективно (retrospektivno) (Russian), en retrospectiva (Spanish), en perspectiva (Spanish), "a posteriori" (Spanish), a toro pasado (Spanish), i efterhand (Swedish)
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