Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Antonyms for hark back


Grammar : Verb
Spell : hahrk
Phonetic Transcription : hɑrk



Definition of hark back

Origin :
  • late 12c., from Old English *heorcian, perhaps an intensive form from base of hieran (see hear). Cf. talk/tale. Cognate with Old Frisian harkia "listen," Middle Dutch horken, Old High German horechon, German horchen. To hark back (1829) originally referred to hounds returning along a track when the scent has been lost, till they find it again. Related: Harked; harking.
  • As in reminisce : verb go over in one's memory
  • As in revert : verb return to an earlier, less-developed condition
  • As in reoccur : verb return
Example sentences :
  • You hark back to the different construction we put on her appearance that evening?
  • Extract from : « Embarrassments » by Henry James
  • But I am anticipating, and must hark back to the anchor with the flukes of pearl.
  • Extract from : « Jewel Mysteries » by Max Pemberton
  • Hark back to your well-thumbed Lavengro and you will find, if you do not remember, his reasons.
  • Extract from : « Tommy Wideawake » by H. H. Bashford
  • And if we find ourselves on the wrong tack why then we'll hark back.
  • Extract from : « Hard Cash » by Charles Reade
  • The convict had lost the thread of his examination, and had to hark back.
  • Extract from : « When Ghost Meets Ghost » by William Frend De Morgan
  • “Yes, you hark back,” the young man laughed, thankful for a formula.
  • Extract from : « Lady Barbarina » by Henry James
  • We must hark back on our own tracks first thing in the morning.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow of a Man » by E. W. Hornung
  • As for the primitive, I hark back to it because we are still very primitive.
  • Extract from : « The Kempton-Wace Letters » by Jack London
  • I think, if I were you, I should hark back upon some place in Ireland.
  • Extract from : « Phineas Finn » by Anthony Trollope
  • However, to hark back to what I was about to say, he outlived her by fifteen years or so.
  • Extract from : « A Duet » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Synonyms for hark back

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019