How to spell hindsight

Hindsight is spelled H-I-N-D-S-I-G-H-T.

hear ithind·sight/'haɪnd,saɪt/nounSilent and tricky

What it means: Understanding something after it has happened.

In a sentence: In hindsight, she wished she had brought her umbrella.

Same family: foresight, insight, oversight, sight, vision. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "hindsight" is a relatively modern compound, first recorded in the 19th century, formed from "hind" (meaning back or behind) and "sight" (seeing). It literally suggests "seeing from behind," which matches the idea of understanding events only after they have passed.

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