I. ˈhärk, ˈhȧk verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English herken; akin to Old Frisian herkia, harkia to listen, Middle Dutch horken, hoorken, Old High German hōrechen, and perhaps to Old High German hōren to hear — more at hear
transitive verb
1. archaic : to give ear to : listen to
hark what he himself here saith — William Beveridge
2. Britain : to urge to go ahead or to return — used with directional adverb
harked forward his pack of hounds — G.W.Dasent
there is but one that harks me back — Henry Taylor
intransitive verb
1. : to pay close attention : listen
when … some far cry came faintly through the wooded hills I have seen him lift his hand and bid us hark — Irving Bacheller
— often used with to
only natural for them to hark to him — G.G.Black
2. chiefly Scotland : whisper
II. noun
( -s )
: a shout of encouragement or guidance to hounds