hearken
verb (used without object)
to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
will hearken
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future tenseof hearken.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Then shall ye call upon me, and I will hearken unto you.
From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Stefan Zweig
All at once, they standing silent a moment, he laid his hand on father’s shoulder, and saith very softly, ‘“I will hearken what the Lord God will say concerning me.”’
From The Maidens' Lodge None of Self and All of Thee, (In the Reign of Queen Anne) by Horace Petherick
He can see nothing, and will hearken to nothing.
From Andromache A Play in Three Acts by Gilbert Murray
"I will sing if ye will hearken, If ye will hearken unto me; The king has ta'en a poor prisoner, The wanton laird o' young Logie."
From Tales From Scottish Ballads by Allan Stewart
It may not hear her now, but surely some day, when we are all bored to death with the commonplace character of modern fiction, it will hearken to her and try to borrow her wings.
From Intentions by Oscar Wilde
