hark back

(Anglès)

Verb

1. (intransitive) Of hounds: to retrace a course in order to pick up the lost scent of prey.
2. (broadly, intransitive) To return to where one has previously been; to retrace one's steps.
3. (figuratively, intransitive) To allude, return, or revert (to a subject previously mentioned, etc.); also, to evoke, or long or pine for (a past era or event).
4. (transitive) To call back (hounds); to recall.

Noun

1. Alternative form of hark-back.
2. (figuratively) Alternative form of hark-back.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˌhɑːk ˈbæk/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From hark (“to listen attentively”) + back (“to or in a previous condition or place”, adverb), originally a hunting command to hounds meaning “Listen! Go back!”.

Sinònims

recall

return

come back

resemble

suggest

take after

look like

remind

Traduccions

rievocare

zurückkommen

ramener

rappeler

rendre

revenir

ressassement

tornare

herkauwen

zurückgehen auf

volver