aftersee

English

Etymology

From after- +‎ see.

Verb

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

1. (transitive, uncommon, obsolete) To see or witness after the fact or event; see in hindsight or retrospectively.
   • 1847, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas, Memoirs of the life and times of Sir Christopher Hatton:

     [...] 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?

   • 1849, Neil Walker, Thomas Craddock, The history of Wisbech, and the fens:

     It is very different to foresee and aftersee.

Antonyms

• foresee

Derived terms

• afterseen
• afterseeing