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Afterseen vs Aftersee - What's the difference?

afterseen | aftersee |

As verbs the difference between afterseen and aftersee

is that afterseen is while aftersee is (transitive|uncommon|obsolete) to see or witness after the fact or event; see in hindsight or retrospectively.

As an adjective afterseen

is seen after the fact; plainly evident; obvious.

afterseen

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Seen after the fact; plainly evident; obvious.
  • * 1971 , Harold Fisch, Hamlet and the Word: the covenant pattern in Shakespeare :
    • But this is not a foreseen design; it is an afterseen design.
  • * 2001 , United States, West Publishing Company, Edward Thompson Company, United States code annotated :
    • All inventions, once achieved, are obvious after one understands the field, and such "afterseen " obviousness does not blight patentability if inventor really has something new.

    Verb

    (head)
  • .

    • aftersee

    English

    Verb

  • (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 .

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