harken back

English

Verb

harken back (third-person singular simple present harkens back, present participle harkening back, simple past and past participle harkened back)

1. Alternative form of hearken back
   • 1994, David Coogan, Electronic Writing Centers: Computing the Field of Composition, page 4:

     The emerging consensus that writing was merely transcribed speech, then, harkened back to the pre-disciplinary, liberal arts college