Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to retrospect
Participle: retrospected
Gerund: retrospecting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | retrospect |
| you | retrospect |
| he;she;it | retrospects |
| we | retrospect |
| you | retrospect |
| they | retrospect |
Perfect
| I | have retrospected |
| you | have retrospected |
| he;she;it | has retrospected |
| we | have retrospected |
| you | have retrospected |
| they | have retrospected |
Past
| I | retrospected |
| you | retrospected |
| he;she;it | retrospected |
| we | retrospected |
| you | retrospected |
| they | retrospected |
Pluperfect
| I | had retrospected |
| you | had retrospected |
| he;she;it | had retrospected |
| we | had retrospected |
| you | had retrospected |
| they | had retrospected |
Future
| I | will retrospect |
| you | will retrospect |
| he;she;it | will retrospect |
| we | will retrospect |
| you | will retrospect |
| they | will retrospect |
Future Perfect
| I | will have retrospected |
| you | will have retrospected |
| he;she;it | will have retrospected |
| we | will have retrospected |
| you | will have retrospected |
| they | will have retrospected |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | retrospect |
| you | retrospect |
| he;she;it | retrospect |
| we | retrospect |
| you | retrospect |
| they | retrospect |
Perfect
| I | have retrospected |
| you | have retrospected |
| he;she;it | have retrospected |
| we | have retrospected |
| you | have retrospected |
| they | have retrospected |
Imperfect
| I | retrospected |
| you | retrospected |
| he;she;it | retrospected |
| we | retrospected |
| you | retrospected |
| they | retrospected |
Pluperfect
| I | had retrospected |
| you | had retrospected |
| he;she;it | had retrospected |
| we | had retrospected |
| you | had retrospected |
| they | had retrospected |
Conditional
Present
| I | would retrospect |
| you | would retrospect |
| he;she;it | would retrospect |
| we | would retrospect |
| you | would retrospect |
| they | would retrospect |
Perfect
| I | would have retrospected |
| you | would have retrospected |
| he;she;it | would have retrospected |
| we | would have retrospected |
| you | would have retrospected |
| they | would have retrospected |
Imperative
| you | retrospect |
| we | Let's retrospect |
| you | retrospect |
Verbs conjugated like 'retrospect'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'retrospect'
introspect,
retroflect,
retroject,
prospect,
reinspect,
reproject,
reprotect,
reresect,
respect,
retransfect,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin retrōspectum, from retrōspicio (“to look back at”), equivalent to retro- + -spect. Compare review.
Sample Sentences
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To give a correct idea of the circumstances which have gradually produced this conviction, it may be useful to retrospect to an early period. [1800 October 24, Alexander Hamilton, “Letter from Alexander Hamilton, Concerning the Public Conduct and Character of John Adams, Esq. President of the United States”, in Harold C. Syrett, editor, The Papers of Alexander Hamilton, volumes 25, July 1800 – April 1802, New York: Columbia University Press, published 1962, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 187:]