hark
verb (used without object)
to listen attentively; hearken.
have harked
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present perfectof hark.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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His voice and his verse-chorus-verse songwriting have harked back directly to Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, James Brown, the Police and others, as he concentrates on thoughts of seduction, romance and, occasionally, winning someone back.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
By hiring Louis-Dreyfus, the Saatchis have harked back to the skill that transformed their small agency in London's Soho district into an international behemoth: hard-nosed financial know-how.
From Time Magazine Archive
It might then have harked back to the foregoing chat between her and her mother, or omitted it altogether.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
Though we have strayed often and far from righteousness, the voices of the seers have always been raised, and we have harked back to the bidding of conscience.
From Revolution, and Other Essays by London, Jack
