hark back

English - Turkish

Definition of hark back in English Turkish dictionary

sadede gelmek

sadede dön

konuya dönmek

geri dönmek (tazı)

sadede dönmek

Related Terms

hark back to

(geçmişe, önceki konuya) dönmek; (geçmişten, eski olaylardan) söz etmek

hark back to

(Fiili Deyim ) önceki konuya dönmek

to hark back

Daha önce denilene, söylenene duruma dönmek

English - English

Definition of hark back in English English dictionary

To return or revert (to a subject etc.), to allude to, to evoke, to long or pine for

Harking back to the theme of a series of speeches he delivered last week, he said he was reminded that “there’s still an enemy out there that would like to inflict the same kind of damage again.”'' —.

Of hounds, to retrace a course in order to pick up a lost scent

go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his"

recall the past; refer to the original form of something; be reminiscent of the olden days

go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his

Turkish pronunciation

härk bäk

Synonyms

harken back, hearken back

Pronunciation

/ˈhärk ˈbak/ /ˈhɑːrk ˈbæk/

Etymology

[ 'härk ] (intransitive verb.) 14th century. Originally a hunting command, literally “Listen! Go back!”, thence a term to refer to the process. In the 19th century US became used in a figurative sense “to go back to an earlier point or topic in a discussion”. In 20th century American usage used more loosely for references to the past (often historical past, rather than earlier in a given discussion), particularly nostalgic.