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Definition harken back to in American English

harken back to phrasal verb

phrasal verb
1

to bring back to mind

Example

If you run out of ideas, I will harken back to my youth and see if I can't remember a few more.

Example

Let's harken back to what we learned last week.

Definition harken back to in American English