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 | ||