Definition hark back to in British English

hark back to phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb

to remember or talk about something that happened in the past

Example

They always hark back to what they call the 'good old days'.

Synonyms and related words

remember recall think back

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1.1

to be similar to something from the past

Example

The style of dress harks back to the 1950s.

Synonyms and related words

match correspond amount to