retroactively

English

Etymology

retroactive +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛtɹoʊˈæktɪvli/

Adverb

retroactively (not comparable)

1. 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.

Translations

done after the fact

• Catalan: retroactivament (ca)
• Estonian: tagasiulatuvalt
• Finnish: takautuvasti
• French: rétroactivement (fr)
• German: rückwirkend (de)
• Hungarian: visszamenőleg (hu), visszamenőlegesen (hu)
• Irish: go aisghníomhach
• Italian: retroattivamente (it)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: retroaktivt

  Nynorsk: retroaktivt

• Polish: retroaktywnie
• Portuguese: retroativamente (pt)
• Spanish: retroactivamente
• Swedish: retroaktivt (sv)
• Turkish: geriye dönük