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hark back to

phrasal verb

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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hark play

  1. : to pay close attention : listen

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back play

  1. : the rear part of the human body especially from the neck to the end of the spine

  2. : the body considered as the wearer of clothes

  3. : capacity for labor, effort, or endurance

  1. : to, toward, or at the rear

  2. : in or into the past : backward in time

  3. : to or at an angle off the vertical

  1. : being at or in the back

  2. : distant from a central or main area

  3. : articulated at or toward the back of the oral passage : formed deep within the mouth

  1. : to support by material or moral assistance

  2. : substantiate

  3. : to assume financial responsibility for

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