aftersee

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verb

To see or witness after the fact or event; see in hindsight or retrospectively.

Opposite
Scrabble 11

Meanings

verbaftersee (third-person singular simple present aftersees, present participle afterseeing, simple past aftersaw, past participle afterseen)

present singular third person aftersees · participle present afterseeing · past aftersaw · participle past afterseen

  1. obsoletetransitiveuncommonTo see or witness after the fact or event; see in hindsight or retrospectively.

    It is very different to foresee and aftersee.

    1849, Neil Walker, Thomas Craddock, The history of Wisbech, and the fens
    1 more example

    [...] of Durham if he will come, or send his brother to enter as one authorized for such a matter, and so to carry it away without delay; and cannot Mr. Cox see, or foresee, or aftersee what cause or colour might work such alteration?

    1847, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Memoirs of the life and times of Sir Christopher Hatton

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APA

aftersee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftersee

MLA

“aftersee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftersee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aftersee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aftersee.

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