hark back to
Definition of hark back to
1 : to return to or remember (something in the past) He always harks back to the good old days of his youth.
2 : to look or seem like (something in the past) The movie has a style that harks back to the golden age of Hollywood.
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: the rear part of the human body especially from the neck to the end of the spine
: the body considered as the wearer of clothes
: capacity for labor, effort, or endurance
: to, toward, or at the rear
: in or into the past : backward in time
: ago
: being at or in the back
: distant from a central or main area
: articulated at or toward the back of the oral passage : formed deep within the mouth
: to support by material or moral assistance
: substantiate
: to assume financial responsibility for
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