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• ret·ro·spect — /ˈrɛtrəˌspɛkt/ noun in retrospect : when thinking about the past or something that happened in the past In retrospect, I made the right decision. What is interesting in retrospect is how wrong our assumptions were …   Useful english dictionary

• spect — cir·cum·spect; cir·cum·spect·ly; cir·cum·spect·ness; de·spect; in·spect·able; in·spect·ing·ly; in·tro·spect; in·tro·spect·able; re·spect·abil·i·ty; re·spect·abi·lize; re·spect·ant; re·spect·er; re·spect·ful; re·spect·less; SPECT; re·spect;… …   English syllables

• ret — abi·u·ret; amo·ret·to; aph·ae·ret·ic; ap·o·ret·ic; apy·ret·ic; ar·bo·ret; ar·ret; ar·sen·iu·ret·ted; ba·ret·ta; bar·ret; bar·ret·ter; be·ret; ber·ret·ti·no; bi·ret·ta; bi·u·ret; car·bu·ret·ant; car·bu·ret·or; ca·ret·ta; ca·ret·to·che·lyd·i·dae;… …   English syllables

• retrospect — ret·ro·spect …   English syllables

• retrospect — ret|ro|spect [ˈretrəspekt] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: retro + spect (as in prospect)] in retrospect thinking back to a time in the past, especially with the advantage of knowing more now than you did then ▪ In retrospect, I wonder if we should… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• retrospect — ret•ro•spect [[t]ˈrɛ trəˌspɛkt[/t]] n. 1) contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc 2) to look back in thought; refer back (often fol. by to) 3) to look back upon; contemplate retrospectively • in retrospect Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

• retrospect — ret|ro|spect [ retrouspekt ] noun in retrospect considering something that happened in the past, using knowledge or information that you did not have at that time: In retrospect, we should never have allowed that to happen …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ro — neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist; neu·ro·anatomy; neu·ro·bio·tac·tic; neu·ro·bio·taxis; neu·ro·blast; neu·ro·blas·to·ma; neu·ro·canal; neu·ro·central; neu·ro·centrum; neu·ro·chondrite; neu·ro·chord; neu·ro·circulatory; neu·ro·coele;… …   English syllables

• abi — abi·es; abi·lla; abi·lo; abi·og·e·nist; abi·o·log·i·cal; abi·ot·ic; abi·ot·ro·phy; abi·pón; abi·u·ret; re·spect·abi·lize; abi·lao; abi·o·log·i·cal·ly; …   English syllables

• in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables