English verb: hark back | |||
1. | hark back (communication) go back to something earlier | ||
Samples | This harks back to a previous remark of his. | ||
Synonyms | come back, recall, return | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | denote, refer | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | go back, recur | ||