hark back

verb

1. intr, adverb to return to an earlier subject, point, or position, as in speech or thought

Idioms and Phrases

Return to a previous point, as in Let us hark back briefly to my first statement . This expression originally alluded to hounds retracing their course when they have lost their quarry's scent. It may be dying out. [First half of 1800s]

Example Sentences

And he expects the incoming administration will develop new regulatory changes that hark back to Trump’s first term.

From Los Angeles Times

These hark back to the 17 Protestant martyrs who were burnt in Lewes during the reign of Bloody Mary, half a century before Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament.

From BBC

Hanging over their vigil is the question of whether Joan will return after a 20-year absence that harks back to Luther’s visit.

From Los Angeles Times

But before that, the Disney Channel was bumbling along since its launch in 1983, mostly broadcasting kids cartoons that harked back to the company’s animation renaissance in the early 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times

Aguilar also became a huge concert attraction across the Americas with a gentlemanly vocal style that harks back to 20th century Mexico — an intoxicating blend of jubilant ranchera and misty bolero pathos.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• degenerate
• go back
• react
• regress
• turn back