definitions

hearken

or hark·en

[ hahr-kuh n ]
/ ˈhɑr kən /
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verb (used without object)

Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.

verb (used with object)

Archaic. to listen to; hear.

RELATED WORDS

hark, attend, eavesdrop, get, read, give, strain, apprehend, devour, take, descry, catch, heed, listen, overhear, auscultate

Nearby words

hearing dog, hearing impairment, hearing loss, hearing-ear dog, hearing-impaired, hearken, hearn, hearn, lafcadio, hearsay, hearsay evidence, hearsay rule

Origin of hearken

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

Related forms

heark·en·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for hearkened

hearken

sometimes US harken

/ (ˈhɑːkən) /

verb

archaic to listen to (something)

Derived Forms

hearkener, noun

Word Origin for hearken

Old English heorcnian; see hark
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