Pronunciation
How to pronounce “hindsight”
“hindsight” is pronounced /haɪndsaɪt/ — 2 syllables.
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hindsight
/haɪndsaɪt/
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2 syllables. Stress the 'hind' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
understanding the nature of an event after it has happened
“hindsight is always better than foresight”
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