HEARKEN


Meaning of HEARKEN in English

verb

also hark·en ˈhärkən, ˈhȧk-

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English herkenen, from Old English heorcnian, hyrcnian; akin to Old Frisian herkia, harkia to listen — more at hark

intransitive verb

1. : to give ear : listen

hearkened without much mental comment — Theodore Dreiser

hearkened to all they said night after night — Glenway Wescott

stopped to hearken to the distant sound of another dog barking — Winnie Fitch

2. : to listen with attention, sympathy, or acceptance of what is said : give respectful attention

the boy was hearkening to another — Fanny Butcher

how was it possible … that nobody hearkened to Goethe's voice — J.P.Hodin

the humble folk who hearkened to these evangelists — G.M.Stephenson

transitive verb

archaic : to give heed to : hear

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