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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Insight(chess)

Hi
What does 'insight' mean in the following?
"Don't let losses bother you.Figure out why you lost and use that insight in your next game."

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Insight means knowledge + understanding . What your passage suggests is that if you analyze each game afterwards, and see why you lost, you will gain knowledge and understanding of the game that will help you play better in future.

— Blue Jay

  • Insight means knowledge + understanding .
  • What your passage suggests is that if you analyze each game afterwards, and see why you lost, you will gain knowledge and understanding of the game that will help you play better in future.
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Insight means knowledge + understanding. What your passage suggests is that if you analyze each game afterwards, and see why you lost, you will gain knowledge and understanding of the game that will help you play better in future.
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Is it that insight is a king of seeing through objects, as if your vision pierces the outer layers of the object?
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No, it means a more complete and accurate understanding of something. It does not involve actually seeing with your eyes.
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I mean with your mind eyes.
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Is it that insight is a kind of seeing through objects, as if your vision pierces the outer layers of the object?
I mean with your mind eyes.
No, it is not normally taken to mean visualizing something that is physically hidden from view. It refers to understanding and knowledg
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So do we. We use see for understanding, too.
like the eye that sees the finale.
like the hereafter-seeing vision.
Is it correct to see 'the hereafter-seeing insight'?
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Or the final-seeing insight.
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soheil1Is it correct to see 'the hereafter-seeing insight'?
No, not really. You could say Insight into the hereafter which would mean Knowledge and understanding of what happens after we die. (Paradise, etc.)

The final-seeing insight.
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Blue JayInsight means knowledge + understanding. What your passage suggests is that if you analyze each game afterwards, and see why you lost, you will gain knowledge and understanding of the game that will help you play better in future.
So in the original sentence, insight means "deepening finding"? I've translated it as "finding", but it seems inadequate.
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soheil1So in the original sentence, insight means "deepening finding"?
B J told you it meant 'knowledge and understanding'. Why are you asking that question? The answer is a resounding 'no'.
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