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  1. 24 de feb. de 2014 · I can see why you might use on hindsight by analogy with "on sight". I don't think I've heard it, though - I can only recall having heard "in hindsight". The phrase does seem to be used quite frequently in British/ Australasian English. Having said that, there are many variants of our wonderful language, so I wouldn't say "on hindsight" was ...

  2. 13 de mar. de 2007 · Member Emeritus. Southern England. English - England. Mar 13, 2007. #3. I think I use 'in hindsight' adjectivally: the year in hindsight. and 'with hindsight' adverbially: With hindsight (or 'with the benefit of hindsight ') I would have done things differently. R.

  3. A: Hindsight is most commonly used in a sentence such as: 'In hindsight, that was probably a bad move.'. Or 'In hindsight, I should have replied sooner'. View more answers. Q: Please show me example sentences with ' hindsight is 20/20'. A: This expression is used when you realize your mistake after you have already finished the task.

  4. 7 de dic. de 2012 · English, UK, London. Apr 20, 2008. #6. This is an idiomatic expression. It means that after an event we can see clearly what the best choice would have been. Twenty/twenty eyesight means perfect vision. A similar, but more literal, expression is "It is easy to be wise after the event".

  5. 24 de may. de 2012 · Well, it means exactly what it says if you know what it means to say. If you haven't heard this saying before, then it's ambiguous, as lucas-sp pointed out in post 3. It could mean: Hindsight is better (more accurate) than foresight. Hindsight is better (more desirable) than foresight. Having not heard the saying before, and seeing only the ...

  6. 11 de nov. de 2010 · The most colloquial use of 20/20 hindsight, at least where I am from, is in the expression "Hindsight is always 20/20." A: The manager should have changed pitchers on the 5th. If I were him, I would have switched to a setupper. B: Well, hindsight is always 20/20. By the way, I always have 20/20 hindsight about drinking and driving.

  7. Đồng nghĩa với with hindsight It's quite tricky to distinguish unless you use it regularly. Hindsight meaning: understanding a situation after it has happened or you've got new information. With hindsight - what someone thinks they should have done with the information. Example: With hindsight, I should have taken the job. (The new information makes them think they SHOULD have taken the ...

  8. 3 de mar. de 2011 · Mar 3, 2011. #1. Hello, what does "with the benefit of hindsight" mean in the following sentence? "It has been subject to many major changes-- changes that we now take for granted and that, with the benefit of hindsight, most people would view as progress." Does it simply mean, "with hindsight/ in retrospect" ?

  9. 15 de mar. de 2021 · In retrospect/hindsight, I realise this was not the case. In retrospect/hindsight, it occurs to me that…. But you’re trying to apply the expression to “many” (in the third person). Therefore both examples sound a bit unnatural with that phrase at the beginning of the sentence, implying that the speaker’s viewpoint is meant, as is usual.

  10. 3 de abr. de 2007 · Hindsight is 20/20. Literally: when you look behind you, you see everything clearly. Proverb: It' easy to explain things that have happened, as opposed to the future. Cherine, your interpretation of the Arabic proverb sounds like this Dutch one: "Dat zijn vijgen na Pasen" ("Those are figs after Easter").

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