harkens
Calls to mind
Harkens is the third-person singular of harken, a variant spelling of hearken.
To harken is to listen attentively, though this literal sense is rare in contemporary speech.
The word survives mainly in the phrase harken back, meaning to recall or evoke something from the past: The design harkens back to 1950s diners.
Hearken is the older spelling; harken dominates in American English.
Time not long past
- bygoneOf earlier times
- reminisceRecall past experiences fondly
- memoriesStored past experiences
- retrospectReflection on past events
heritage · tradition · ancestry · forebears · antiquity · yore · legacy · throwback
yesteryear
Time not long past
retrospect · heritage · tradition · ancestry · forebears · antiquity · yore · legacy · throwback · vintage
heeds
Pays attention to
notices · responds · acknowledges · receives · perceives · discerns · comprehends · considers · minds · observes
beckons
Signals to approach
convenes · commands · directs · rallies · rouses · stirs · awakens · prompts · urges · bids
harkensignores
Refuses to acknowledge
disregards · pays no heed · tunes out · neglects · overlooks
harkensanticipates
Expects before it happens
foreshadows · presages · portends · forecasts · looks ahead
- harken backRecall something earlier
- harkened backRecalled something earlier
- harkening backRecalling something earlier