Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Synonyms
Nearby Words

retrospect to

 - 2 dictionary results

ret⋅ro⋅spect

  [re-truh-spekt]
Use retrospect to in a Sentence
–noun
1. contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc.
–verb (used without object)
2. to look back in thought; refer back (often fol. by to): to retrospect to a period in one's youth.
–verb (used with object)
3. to look back upon; contemplate retrospectively.
—Idiom
4. in retrospect, in looking back on past events; upon reflection: It was, in retrospect, the happiest day of her life.
Origin:
1595–1605; prob. retro- + (pro)spect
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To retrospect to
Word Origin & History

retrospect 
1602, from L. retrospectum, pp. of retrospicere "look back," from retro- "back" + specere "look at" (see scope (1)). Retrospective (adj.) is attested from 1664; as a noun, it is recorded from 1964, short for retrospective exhibition (1919), etc.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see retrospect to on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way