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Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsu-rük-shvay-fen
"Seine Gedanken schweiften in die Vergangenheit zurück."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To mention or remember something from the past; to revert to an earlier topic or period.
"The politician's speech seemed to hark back to the ideologies of the 1950s." - 2
In hunting, for hounds to retrace their steps to recover a lost scent.
"The pack of hounds began to hark back when the scent vanished near the stream."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb 'harken' (meaning to listen closely or pay attention), combined with 'back'. Originally used in hunting contexts to describe hounds returning along a trail to find a lost scent, the phrase evolved metaphorically in the 19th century to mean returning in thought, speech, or writing to an earlier topic, time, or event.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hark back" is said worldwide
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rappeler
Transliteration: ra-pe-le
"Cette mélodie me rappelle le bon vieux temps."
zurückschweifen
Transliteration: tsu-rük-shvay-fen
"Seine Gedanken schweiften in die Vergangenheit zurück."
rimandare
Transliteration: ri-man-da-re
"Questo stile architettonico rimanda al Rinascimento."
rememorar
Transliteration: re-me-mo-rar
"El libro nos hace rememorar tiempos pasados."
relembrar
Transliteration: re-lem-brar
"A história faz questão de relembrar os velhos tempos."
याद करना
Transliteration: yaad karna
"यह गीत पुराने दिनों की याद दिलाता है।"
追溯
Transliteration: zhuī sù
"这栋建筑的风格可以追溯到中世纪。"
상기하다
Transliteration: sang-gi-ha-da
"그 연설은 과거의 영광을 상기시켰다."
思い出す
Transliteration: omoidasu
"彼の話は昔の古い習慣を思い出させる。"
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