Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retrospect

/ˈɹɛtɹəˌspɛkt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: ret-ro-spect
IPA: /ˈɹɛtɹəˌspɛkt/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Consideration of past times.

verb

To look or refer back to; to reflect on.

Example Sentences

"My mind, calmer and stronger now than last night, made for itself some imperious rules, prohibiting under deadly penalties all weak retrospect of happiness past; commanding a patient journeying through the wilderness of the present..."
"Whether, like Colin, in retrospect Willie Lee and Baptist would feel that what has vanished was greater than what was achieved, is not something we can predict."
"To give a correct idea of the circumstances which have gradually produced this conviction, it may be useful to retrospect to an early period."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin retrōspectum, from retrōspicio (“to look back at”), equivalent to retro- + -spect. Compare review.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: retro
Root: *speḱ-, retrōspectum
Suffix: spect

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹɛtɹəˌspɛkt/
British English: /ˈɹɛtɹəˌspɛkt/

Inflected Forms

retrospects (plural) retrospects (present, singular) retrospecting (participle, present) retrospected (participle, past) retrospected (past)

Derived Forms

retrospectical retrospection retrospective retrospectography retrospectoscope retrospectroscope

Phrases

in retrospect

Frequently Paired Words

hindsight review

Synonyms

review look back

Antonyms

prospect

Questions

How do you pronounce retrospect?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛtɹəˌspɛkt/.
What does retrospect mean?: Consideration of past times.
Where does retrospect come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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