looking back

Verb

look back (third-person singular simple present looks back, present participle looking back, simple past and past participle looked back)

1. To think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight).
   • Near-synonyms: recollect, recall, remember

   Synonyms:

   think back, hark back, review, reminisce, recollect, recall, remember

2. (intransitive) To reconsider or regret.
   • You do what you have to do, and don't look back.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, back.
   • Don't look back in anger, I heard you say1996, Oasis, “Don't Look Back in Anger”, in (What's the Story) Morning Glory?