retrospective
Retro- means back, -spect- means look (think: spectacles), so the word means literally 'a looking back.'
"Retrospective" can be an adjective, meaning relating to the past or something that happened in the past. For example:
Example Sentences:
Many people take a retrospective look at their lives on birthdays or on New Year's Eve to evaluate events and see how well they've met their goals.
You could call the yearly evaluation you get from your boss a retrospective review of your work.
The museum is having a retrospective exhibit of the artist's early works.
They issued a retrospective report.
"Retrospective" can be a noun. An art exhibit that covers an artist's entire career is called a retrospective because it looks back at the work the artist has produced over many years.
The phrase "in retrospect" means when thinking about the past or something that happened in the past Here are example sentences:
Example Sentences:
In retrospect, I should have realized I was going to fail the class.
In retrospect, I made the right decision.
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