hark

[ hahrk ]

/ hɑrk /

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verb (used without object)

to listen attentively; hearken.

verb (used with object)

Archaic. to listen to; hear.

noun

a hunter's shout to hounds, as to encourage them in following the scent.

Verb Phrases

hark back,

(of hounds) to return along the course in order to regain a lost scent.
to return to a previous subject or point; revert: He kept harking back to his early days in vaudeville.

OTHER WORDS FOR hark

4b refer, allude; regress, retrogress.

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Origin of hark

1175–1225; Middle English herken, earlier herkien,Old English *heorcian; cognate with Old Frisian herkia, harkia; akin to Middle Dutch harken,Middle High German, German horchen.See hearken, hear

OTHER WORDS FROM hark

un·harked, adjective

Words nearby hark

Haringey, harira, Hari Rud, Harishchandra, harissa, hark, hark back, harken, Harkins, Harkness, harl

How to use hark in a sentence

Hark back to the Buffett Rule, another prime slice of collective madness orchestrated by the power elite.
The Super-Rich Want to Help The Poor As Long As They Get to Run the World|James Poulos|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Right-wing attacks on Planned Parenthood hark back to the days of McCarthy, says Democratic political strategist Donna Brazile.
Planned Parenthood Is a Target of 'McCarthyism,' Political Strategist Says|Donna Brazile|February 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Why do you think you decided to hark back to your high school days for this particular record?
Lenny Kravitz’s ‘Black & White’ Album|Marlow Stern|August 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In their videos, however, their influences hark back to a much darker place.
Too Explicit for YouTube|Richard Rushfield|October 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Mr. Figgins did hark, and an awful sound reached him from behind the curtain.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks|Bracebridge Hemyng
Riach cried; and then to me: “Hark ye, David,” he said, “do ye ken where the pistols are?”
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Hark here, sir; Captain Bruton talks of a peaceful settlement of this difficulty.
Mass' George|George Manville Fenn
Even is come; and from the dark Park, hark, The signal of the setting sun—one gun!
The Book of Humorous Verse|Various
Hark thee, friend; do thou and the young woman follow Empson where he will conduct thee.
Peveril of the Peak|Sir Walter Scott

British Dictionary definitions for hark

hark

/ (hɑːk) /

verb

(intr; usually imperative) to listen; pay attention

Word Origin for hark

Old English heorcnian to hearken; related to Old Frisian herkia, Old High German hōrechen; see hear

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