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Realization or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred. / (rare) The rear sight of a firearm.

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hindsight

Source Word

hindsight

IPA(Pronunciation)

countable uncountable rare

Japanese Meaning

後知恵（出来事が起こった後に、それが持つ意義や性質を理解すること） / 銃の後部にある照準器（まれな用法）

With hindsight, we realized that we should have booked the flight earlier.

振り返ってみると、私たちはもっと早く飛行機を予約すべきだったと気づきました。

Sense（1）

Realization or understanding of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred.

You know what they say, hindsight is twenty-twenty.

Sense（2）

(rare) The rear sight of a firearm.

hindsights

（ plural ）