hearken

or hark·en

[ hahr-kuhn ]
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verb (used without object)
  1. Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.

verb (used with object)
  1. Archaic. to listen to; hear.

Origin of hearken

1
1150–1200; Middle English hercnen,Old English he(o)rcnian, suffixed form of assumed *heorcian;see hark, -en1

Other words from hearken

  • heark·en·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for hearken

hearken

sometimes US harken

/ (ˈhɑːkən) /


verb
  1. archaic to listen to (something)

Origin of hearken

1
Old English heorcnian; see hark

Derived forms of hearken

  • hearkener, noun

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