Meaning of "retrospect" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RETROSPECT

From Latin retrōspicere to look back, from retro- + specere to look.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF RETROSPECT

retrospect  [ˈrɛtrəʊˌspɛkt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RETROSPECT

Retrospect is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb retrospect in English.

WHAT DOES RETROSPECT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Retrospect

Retrospect may refer to: ▪ Retrospect, a backup software application ▪ "Retrospect", a 1998 episode of Voyager, a science fiction TV series...

Definition of retrospect in the English dictionary

The first definition of retrospect in the dictionary is the act of surveying things past. Other definition of retrospect is to contemplate ; look back on. Retrospect is also often foll by to to refer.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RETROSPECT

PRESENT

Present

I retrospect

you retrospect

he/she/it retrospects

we retrospect

you retrospect

they retrospect

Present continuous

I am retrospecting

you are retrospecting

he/she/it is retrospecting

we are retrospecting

you are retrospecting

they are retrospecting

Present perfect

I have retrospected

you have retrospected

he/she/it has retrospected

we have retrospected

you have retrospected

they have retrospected

Present perfect continuous

I have been retrospecting

you have been retrospecting

he/she/it has been retrospecting

we have been retrospecting

you have been retrospecting

they have been retrospecting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I retrospected

you retrospected

he/she/it retrospected

we retrospected

you retrospected

they retrospected

Past continuous

I was retrospecting

you were retrospecting

he/she/it was retrospecting

we were retrospecting

you were retrospecting

they were retrospecting

Past perfect

I had retrospected

you had retrospected

he/she/it had retrospected

we had retrospected

you had retrospected

they had retrospected

Past perfect continuous

I had been retrospecting

you had been retrospecting

he/she/it had been retrospecting

we had been retrospecting

you had been retrospecting

they had been retrospecting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will retrospect

you will retrospect

he/she/it will retrospect

we will retrospect

you will retrospect

they will retrospect

Future continuous

I will be retrospecting

you will be retrospecting

he/she/it will be retrospecting

we will be retrospecting

you will be retrospecting

they will be retrospecting

Future perfect

I will have retrospected

you will have retrospected

he/she/it will have retrospected

we will have retrospected

you will have retrospected

they will have retrospected

Future perfect continuous

I will have been retrospecting

you will have been retrospecting

he/she/it will have been retrospecting

we will have been retrospecting

you will have been retrospecting

they will have been retrospecting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would retrospect

you would retrospect

he/she/it would retrospect

we would retrospect

you would retrospect

they would retrospect

Conditional continuous

I would be retrospecting

you would be retrospecting

he/she/it would be retrospecting

we would be retrospecting

you would be retrospecting

they would be retrospecting

Conditional perfect

I would have retrospect

you would have retrospect

he/she/it would have retrospect

we would have retrospect

you would have retrospect

they would have retrospect

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been retrospecting

you would have been retrospecting

he/she/it would have been retrospecting

we would have been retrospecting

you would have been retrospecting

they would have been retrospecting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you retrospect
we let´s retrospect
you retrospect

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to retrospect

Past participle

retrospected

Present Participle

retrospecting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «RETROSPECT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «retrospect» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of retrospect

afterthought · hindsight · re-examination · recollection · remembrance · reminiscence · review · survey

TRANSLATION OF RETROSPECT

Find out the translation of retrospect to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of retrospect from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «retrospect» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 回想起来
• Translator English - Spanish: Retrospect
• English: retrospect
• Translator English - Hindi: पीछे मुड़कर देखें
• Translator English - Arabic: استذكار
• Translator English - Russian: ретроспективе
• Translator English - Portuguese: retrospecto
• Translator English - Bengali: পশ্চাতের দৃশ্য
• Translator English - French: rétrospection
• Translator English - Malay: Berundur balik
• Translator English - German: Rückblick
• Translator English - Japanese: retrospect
• Translator English - Korean: 회고
• Translator English - Javanese: Retrospect
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự gởi trả lại
• Translator English - Tamil: பின்னோக்கம்
• Translator English - Marathi: सिंहावलोकन
• Translator English - Turkish: geçmişi düşünme
• Translator English - Italian: esame retrospettivo
• Translator English - Polish: retrospect
• Translator English - Ukrainian: ретроспективі
• Translator English - Romanian: retrospectivă
• Translator English - Greek: Εκ των υστέρων
• Translator English - Afrikaans: terugblik
• Translator English - Swedish: RetroSpect
• Translator English - Norwegian: ettertid

10 QUOTES WITH «RETROSPECT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word retrospect.

1

Erez Lieberman Aiden

I enjoyed mathematics from a very young age. At the beginning of college, I had this illusion, which was kind of silly in retrospect, that if I just understood math and physics and philosophy, I could figure out everything else from first principles.

2

David Baker

In retrospect I realize that the threat was about ego rather than the validity of the music.

3

Steve Carlton

That's the past. I don't agree with retrospect.

4

Jonathan Carroll

I have never heard anyone say This is it. I know right now is the high point of my life. It will never get any better. Only in retrospect do we recognize the best times and of course then it is too late.

5

Susan Choi

I've never written a book with an outline or a predetermined theme. It's only in retrospect that themes or subjects become identifiable. That's the fun of it: discovering what's next. I'm often surprised by plot developments I would not have dreamed of starting out, but that, in the course of the writing, come to seem inevitable.

6

Kat Edmonson

The first song that I remember writing in its entirety was when I was 9 years old. I wrote it on a bus, on a field trip. It was called 'Mystery Man,' and in retrospect, it was the beginning of my exploration of what it was like to have a man in your life, because I didn't.

7

Daniel J. Evans

I might say that in retrospect, looking at where the community college system is today, I think we may have gone too far. The community college system is so big, so broad, so consuming of tax money.

8

Paul Farmer

If any country was a mine-shaft canary for the reintroduction of cholera, it was Haiti - and we knew it. And in retrospect, more should have been done to prepare for cholera... which can spread like wildfire in Haiti... This was a big rebuke to all of us working in public health and health care in Haiti.

9

Mike Figgis

Obviously, I try to make the films work for an audience. That's the main point of making a film, and in retrospect, one can see that certain films, let's say Leaving Las Vegas, demonstrated its own success.

10

Paul Di Filippo

Generational change within a genre is hard to parse while it's happening. Only in retrospect can the passing of the baton from ancestors to progeny be clearly discerned.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RETROSPECT»

Discover the use of retrospect in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to retrospect and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Armageddon in Retrospect

Imbued with Vonnegut's trademark rueful humor and outraged moral sense, the pieces range from a letter written by Vonnegut to his family in 1945, informing them that he'd been taken prisoner by the Germans, to his last speech, delivered ...

Kurt Vonnegut, 2008

Economic Theory in Retrospect

This is a history of economic thought from Adam Smith to John Maynard Keynes--but it is a history with a difference.

Mark Blaug, 1997

Retrospect of Western Travel

Harriet Martineau. RESTLESS SLAVES. " O ! das Leben, Vater, Hat Reize, die wir nie gekannt. Wir haben Des schonen Lebens ode Kiitse nur Wie ein umirrend Raubervolk befahren. Was in den innem Thalem Kostliches Das land verbirgt, ...

Harriet Martineau, 2007

In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam

The Secretary of Defense for the Kennedy and Johnson administrations provides an account of how and why America became involved in Vietnam and discusses the long-term ramifications of decisions made during the 1960s.

Robert S. McNamara, 1996

Modern Cosmology in Retrospect

The book concludes with a tribute to some of the pioneers of cosmology. This is fascinating reading for astronomers, professional cosmologists, general physicists, historians, philosophers of science and general readers.

B. Bertotti, 1990

The October Revolution in Prospect and Retrospect: ...

In the post-October period, the author, drawing on the work of Robert Brenner, shows that any NEP-premised programme of economic advance was destined to fail.

John Eric Marot, 2012

Composition in retrospect

Also included in this volume (at Cage's request) is "Themes and Variations," a piece written in 1982 about friends and heroes such as Jasper Johns, Buckminster Fuller, Marcel Duchamp and Erik Satie.

John Cage, 1993

G. E. Moore: Essays in Retrospect

This volume is a comprehensive collection of critical essays on The Taming of the Shrew, and includes extensive discussions of the play's various printed versions and its theatrical productions.

Alice Ambrose, Morris Lazerowitz, 2002

Stylistics: Prospect & Retrospect

The variety of authors, approaches, and works found here testifies to the vitality of the field of stylistics, and these essays should appeal to all those interested in the nature of style and in the history and future of stylistics ...

David L. Hoover, Sharon Lattig, 2007

A New Century in Retrospect and Prospect

In an inter-disciplinary study of educational systems, technology, government, and the workplace, A New Century in Retrospect and Prospect evaluates how future changes will affect nearly every aspect of our society and discusses the changes ...

James J. Van Patten, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RETROSPECT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term retrospect is used in the context of the following news items.

10 “Seinfeld” episodes that are racist and sexist in retrospect

In case you've been hiding under a rock or aren't in a serious relationship with every online streaming service like I am, you've probably noticed that episodes of ... «Salon, Jul 15»

In Retrospect, Lynn Tilton Would've Taken Her Mom's Advice Re …

1998: Lynn Tilton comes up with an idea for a Christmas card. It includes two wardrobe changes, several stuffed animals, a stool, a stepladder, a whip, a Santa ... «DealBreaker, Jul 15»

In real time and in retrospect, the Midsummer Classic always delivers

CINCINNATI — The All-Star Game is not so much a nine-inning contest to see who gets home-field advantage in the World Series as it is a potpourri of ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

LOOK: These Padres tickets seem poorly conceived in retrospect

LOOK: These Padres tickets seem poorly conceived in retrospect. By Dayn Perry | Baseball Writer. June 16, 2015 5:56 pm ET ... «CBSSports.com, Jun 15»

In retrospect, this April letter from the NFL to Tom Brady is hilarious

Last month, before a four-game suspension tore at the fabric of the gold cloths that drape over him and his NFL career, Tom Brady posted an essential love letter ... «USA TODAY, May 15»

Natural leaders are made in retrospect

Natural leaders are made in retrospect. Ed Smith. 26 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment. There is no template for the perfect captain. Some of the ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, May 15»

Music fans rock to weekend RockFest, undampened by weather …

ST. GEORGE – Rock music fans came out in the cold weather to attend the Retrospect RockFest Friday night at St. George's Ridge Top Complex, 317 S. Airport ... «St George News, May 15»

Retrospect RockFest features bands from around globe

ST. GEORGE — On May 8-9, the Retrospect RockFest, a family-friendly event, will take place at Ridge Top Complex, with 20 different bands coming in from ... «St George News, May 15»

Written by George Scott

Just a mile away from the heart of St. George's downtown, Retrospect Rockfest will be blasting on May 8 and May 9 at the old airport overlooking the city. «The Independent | SUindependent.com, May 15»

Secular roots: Waziristan in retrospect

Secular roots: Waziristan in retrospect. Looking back at how the region distanced itself from its secular roots. By Zulfiqar Ali. Published: May 3, 2015. 0SHARES. «The Express Tribune, May 15»