hark
verb (used without object)
to listen attentively; hearken.
harks
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present tense formof hark (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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That point harks back to a similar, unfulfilled promise by his father.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
That point harks back to a similar, unfulfilled promise by his father, who instead oversaw soaring deforestation rates.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
A big secret of the ambitious McCreary’s success harks back to lessons of simplicity that Bernstein taught him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
It harks back to the beginning of his career where he both studied the famous Catalan coach, who also worked at Bayern Munich, and his footballing education in his native Italy.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
He painted it from the heart: the scene harks back to his time in the Borinage, and it reflects his attachment to his own family and to the idea of family, to the ideal family.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
