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Meaning of hark back | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˈhɑːkbæk/

Definitions

An act of hounds retracing a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey.
An act of alluding, returning, or reverting (to a subject previously mentioned, etc.); also, an act of evoking, or longing or pining for (a past era or event).
figuratively

Equivalents

Deutsch auf etw. zurückgreifen zurückgreifen

Español desandar evocar remembrar

Suomi ikävöidä kaivata palata

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

hark-back harka Harkabi harkara Harkaway Harked