hearken

[Heark·en]

Hearken is an old fashioned form of the word hark, meaning "to listen" (see hark). In the Bible, prophets and saints are always telling people to hearken to their words.

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To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered; to give heed; to hear, in order to obey or comply.

Verb
listen; used mostly in the imperative

v. i.
To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered; to give heed; to hear, in order to obey or comply.

v. i.
To inquire; to seek information.

v. t.
To hear by listening.

v. t.
To give heed to; to hear attentively.

Hearken

Heark"en , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hearkened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Hearkening.] [OE. hercnen, hercnien, AS. hercnian, heorcnian, fr. hi'82ran, hran, 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.

Hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you.

2. To inquire; to seek information. [Obs.] "Hearken after their offense." Shak. Syn. -- To attend; listen; hear; heed. See Attend, v. i.

Hearken

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

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

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

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

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

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

To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered; to give heed; to hear, in order to obey or comply.

To hear by listening.

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Usage Examples

Now will I rehearse before you a very ancient Breton Lay. As the tale was told to me, so, in turn, will I tell it over again, to the best of my art and knowledge. Hearken now to my story, its why and its reason.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

If they can prove that I am wrong by that time, I will give it up to their wisdom, but not after to any one's judgment, till I see the end of another year for the Lord will begin with a new century and I will see what he will do, before I will hearken to any man's judgment.