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]
hark back
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The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
go back to something earlier
Synonyms: return, come back, recall
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