2007-09-26 06:26:58 · 8 answers · asked by Hobby 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Sure we do! Have you ever heard the expression, "Hindsight is always 20/20?" What that means is you can always see a situation perfectly after it has already happened. Hindsight basically just means looking back on a past event, just as foresight is looking ahead to a future event.
2007-09-26 06:41:09 · answer #1 · answered by fizzygurrl1980 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As you know, "foresight" is seeing events clearly in advance of their actually happening. Hindsight is seeing events clearly when the facts are all in. Hindsight is roughly the equivalent of "Looking back now, I see..." It is sometimes used alone, but often is used after the preposition "in."
In hindsight, I see that I should have filled the tank before the price of gasoline when up.
There is an old saying that hindsight is 20/20: Everyone can see clearly what the answer was when the facts are all available.
2007-09-26 13:35:56 · answer #2 · answered by Arby 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Foresight means you prevent something from happening..or see the outcome before it happens.
Hindsight is being able to see something clearly AFTER is happens, hence the term hindsight is 20/20.
And yes, I have hindsight all the time. Like after I cursed out my Dutch sister in law for telling me that all Americans are fat, I realized she is just Euro-trash and shouldnt have said anything. Hindsight.
2007-09-26 13:33:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hindsight is looking back at something- a past situation, etc.
hence the phrase 'hindsight is 20/20'
meaning it is easy to look back on situations that have already happened and know how you should have handled it.
2007-09-26 13:37:27 · answer #4 · answered by zero 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom always said this quote (which completely explains hindsight), "If I'd have known I was going to fall down, I'd have sat down first". It's the realization that if you would have known something, you would have considered changing it before it got to the point where you're at now. <*)))><
2007-09-26 13:38:56 · answer #5 · answered by Sandylynn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hindsight is very useful it is what my other half uses to tell me where I went wrong
2007-09-26 13:35:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course we use it....usually after we have made a big mistake!!
" In hindsight , I would have not invited him if I had known he would do that!!"
2007-09-26 13:34:23 · answer #7 · answered by georgygirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course; don't you know how to use a dictionary?
2007-09-26 13:49:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋