Origin of hark

1175–1225; Middle English herken, earlier herkien, Old English *heorcian; cognate with Old Frisian herkia, harkia; akin to Middle Dutch harken, Middle High German, German horchen. See hearken, hear

OTHER WORDS FROM hark

un·harked, adjective

Words nearby hark

harim, haringey, harira, harishchandra, harissa, hark, hark back, harken, harkins, harkness, harl

Words related to hark back

remind, react, degenerate, regress, remember, recall, review, mind, revive, recollect, retain, bethink, cite, retrospect, retrogress, decline, return, relapse, recur, resume

British Dictionary definitions for hark back (1 of 2)

hark back

verb

(intr, adverb) to return to an earlier subject, point, or position, as in speech or thought

British Dictionary definitions for hark back (2 of 2)

hark
/ (hɑːk) /

verb

(intr; usually imperative) to listen; pay attention

Word Origin for hark

Old English heorcnian to hearken; related to Old Frisian herkia, Old High German hōrechen; see hear

Idioms and Phrases with hark back

hark back

Return to a previous point, as in Let us hark back briefly to my first statement. This expression originally alluded to hounds retracing their course when they have lost their quarry's scent. It may be dying out. [First half of 1800s]