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Hearken Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Hearken? [v] listen; used mostly in the imperative Synonyms \| Synonyms for Hearken: hark \| harken Related Terms \| Find terms related to Hearken: attend \| attend to \| auscultate \| be all ears \| bend an ear \| bug \| cock the ears \| eavesdrop \| examine by ear \| give attention \| give audience to \| give ear \| hark \| hear \| hear out \| heed \| intercept \| lend an ear \| listen \| listen at \| listen in \| listen to \| sit in on \| tap \| wiretap See Also \| listen Hearken In Webster's Dictionary \Heark"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hearkened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hearkening}.] [OE. hercnen, hercnien, AS. hercnian, heorcnian, fr. hi['e]ran, h?ran, to hear; akin to OD. harcken, horcken, LG. harken, horken, G. horchen. See {Hear}, and cf. {Hark}.] 1. To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered; to give heed; to hear, in order to obey or comply. The Furies hearken, and their snakes uncurl. --Dryden. Hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you. --Deut. iv. 1. 2. To inquire; to seek information. [Obs.] ``Hearken after their offense.'' --Shak. Syn: To attend; listen; hear; heed. See {Attend}, v. i. \Heark"en\, v. t. 1. To hear by listening. [Archaic] [She] hearkened now and then Some little whispering and soft groaning sound. --Spenser. 2. To give heed to; to hear attentively. [Archaic] The King of Naples . . . hearkens my brother's suit. --Shak. {To hearken out}, to search out. [Obs.] If you find none, you must hearken out a vein and buy. --B. Johnson.

Hearken Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hearken?

[v] listen; used mostly in the imperative

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hearken: hark | harken

See Also | listen

Hearken In Webster's Dictionary

\Heark"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hearkened}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Hearkening}.] [OE. hercnen, hercnien, AS. hercnian,
heorcnian, fr. hi['e]ran, h?ran, to hear; akin to OD.
harcken, horcken, LG. harken, horken, G. horchen. See {Hear},
and cf. {Hark}.]
1. To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered;
   to give heed; to hear, in order to obey or comply.

         The Furies hearken, and their snakes uncurl.
                                               --Dryden.

         Hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the
         judgments, which I teach you.         --Deut. iv. 1.

2. To inquire; to seek information. [Obs.] ``Hearken after
   their offense.'' --Shak.

Syn: To attend; listen; hear; heed. See {Attend}, v. i.


\Heark"en\, v. t.
1. To hear by listening. [Archaic]

         [She] hearkened now and then Some little whispering
         and soft groaning sound.              --Spenser.

2. To give heed to; to hear attentively. [Archaic]

         The King of Naples . . . hearkens my brother's suit.
                                               --Shak.

{To hearken out}, to search out. [Obs.]

         If you find none, you must hearken out a vein and
         buy.                                  --B. Johnson.

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