hark back in English dictionary

  • hark back

    Meanings and definitions of "hark back"

    • (hunting) Of hounds, to retrace a course in order to pick up a lost scent.
    • (figuratively, US) To return or revert (to a subject etc.), to allude to, to evoke, to long or pine for (a past event or era).
    • verb
      (hunting)
      Of hounds, to retrace a course in order to pick up a lost scent.
    • verb
      (figuratively, US)
      To return or revert (to a subject etc.), to allude to, to evoke, to long or pine for ( a past event or era).
    • verb
      go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his"

    Synonyms of "hark back" in English dictionary

    return, recall, denote are the top synonyms of "hark back" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of hark back

    • to hark back ( third-person singular simple present harks back, present participle harking back, simple past and past participle harked back)
    • hark back (third-person singular simple present harks back, present participle harking back, simple past and past participle harked back)

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