retroactively
rückwirkend
Done after the fact; applying to events that have previously transpiredDone after the fact; applying to events that have previously transpired.
US/ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈæktɪvli/
» Lapulapu is regarded, retroactively, as the first Filipino hero.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Done after the fact; applying to events that have previously transpired.
The new legislature passed a resolution retroactively legalizing the actions of the revolutionaries that brought them to power.
rückwirkend
after the fact
Examples
1 sentencesLapulapu is regarded, retroactively, as the first Filipino hero.
Translations
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By meaning 1
done after the fact:
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedretroactive
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb