harken back
Summon the past
To harken back is to recall or evoke something from the past: The design harkens back to 1950s diners.
Often used when something current draws on or resembles something earlier.
Also spelled hearken back.
The phrase sometimes appears as hark back, particularly in British English.
- reminisceRecall past experiences fondly
- reflectReturn light or thought
- rememberRetain in mind
- recallMemory retrieval act
- call to mindRetrieve from memory
allude · recollection · revisit · old times · evoke · retrospect · muse · ponder · heritage · bygone · days gone by · antiquity · throwback · refer · lineage · legacy · echo · harking
temporal direction
harken backlook forward
Await eagerly
look ahead · anticipate · foreshadow · presage · foretell
cognitive stance toward time
harken backmove on
Advance past something
forge ahead · press forward · leave behind · let go · turn the page
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