Hark (härk), v. i. [OE. herken. See Hearken.] To listen; to hearken. Hudibras.
Hark away!Hark back!Hark forward!(Sporting), cries used to incite and guide hounds in hunting. — To hark back, to go back for a fresh start, as when one has wandered from his direct course, or made a digression.
He must have overshot the mark, and must hark back. Haggard.
He harked back to the subject. W. E. Norris.