Thesaurus: retrospect
To look backward; hence, to affect or concern what is past.
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Definitions
- v. i. To look backward; hence, to affect or concern what is past.
- n. A looking back on things past; view or contemplation of the past.
- n. contemplation of things past
- v. look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember
- To look backward; hence, to affect or concern what is past. It may be useful to retrospect to an early period. A. Hamilton. A looking back on things past; view or contemplation of the past. Cowper. We may introduce a song without retrospect to the old comedy. Landor.
- To look backward; hence, to affect or concern what is past.It may be useful to retrospect to an early period. A. Hamilton.
- n:100 n. contemplation of things past