hearken back
verb/ˌhɑːk(ə)n ˈbæk/UK/ˌhɑɹkən ˈbæk/US
Etymology
From hearken + back, possibly an erroneous substitution of hearken (“to hear (something) with attention; to have regard to (something); to listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, compliance, or obedience”) for hark: see the usage note.
Definitions
Synonym of hark back (“to allude, return, or revert (to a subject previously mentioned,…
Synonym of hark back (“to allude, return, or revert (to a subject previously mentioned, etc.); also, to evoke, or long or pine for (a past era or event)”).
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