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hearken
hear·ken also har·ken H0107500 (här′kən)intr.v. hear·kened, hear·ken·ing, hear·kens Archaic To listen attentively; give heed.Phrasal Verb: hearken back Usage Problem To hark back. [Middle English herknen, from Old English hercnian; see kous- in Indo-European roots.]Usage Note: Traditionally, hearken means "to listen." The word has an archaic and formal air today, in part stemming from its extensive use in the King James Bible (as in Mark 7:14 "Hearken unto me, every one of you") and in traditional storytelling. In contemporary usage, hearken is more often used where one might expect hark, no doubt because of sound similarity: The movie hearkens back to the sci-fi films of the 1950s. The Usage Panel has mixed feelings about this. In our 2009 survey, just 48 percent accepted this example.hearken (ˈhɑːkən) or harkenvbarchaic to listen to (something)[Old English heorcnian; see hark] ˈhearkener nheark•en or hark•en (ˈhɑr kən) v.i. 1. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen. v.t. 2. Archaic. to listen to; hear. [1150–1200; Middle English hercnen, Old English he(o)rcnian, suffixed form of assumed *heorcian; see hark, -en1] heark′en•er, n. hearken - To pay attention or listen; it can also mean "to return to a previous topic."See also related terms for listen.hearken Past participle: hearkened Gerund: hearkening
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I hearken | you hearken | he/she/it hearkens | we hearken | you hearken | they hearken |
Preterite |
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I hearkened | you hearkened | he/she/it hearkened | we hearkened | you hearkened | they hearkened |
Present Continuous |
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I am hearkening | you are hearkening | he/she/it is hearkening | we are hearkening | you are hearkening | they are hearkening |
Present Perfect |
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I have hearkened | you have hearkened | he/she/it has hearkened | we have hearkened | you have hearkened | they have hearkened |
Past Continuous |
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I was hearkening | you were hearkening | he/she/it was hearkening | we were hearkening | you were hearkening | they were hearkening |
Past Perfect |
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I had hearkened | you had hearkened | he/she/it had hearkened | we had hearkened | you had hearkened | they had hearkened |
Future |
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I will hearken | you will hearken | he/she/it will hearken | we will hearken | you will hearken | they will hearken |
Future Perfect |
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I will have hearkened | you will have hearkened | he/she/it will have hearkened | we will have hearkened | you will have hearkened | they will have hearkened |
Future Continuous |
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I will be hearkening | you will be hearkening | he/she/it will be hearkening | we will be hearkening | you will be hearkening | they will be hearkening |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been hearkening | you have been hearkening | he/she/it has been hearkening | we have been hearkening | you have been hearkening | they have been hearkening |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been hearkening | you will have been hearkening | he/she/it will have been hearkening | we will have been hearkening | you will have been hearkening | they will have been hearkening |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been hearkening | you had been hearkening | he/she/it had been hearkening | we had been hearkening | you had been hearkening | they had been hearkening |
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I would hearken | you would hearken | he/she/it would hearken | we would hearken | you would hearken | they would hearken |
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I would have hearkened | you would have hearkened | he/she/it would have hearkened | we would have hearkened | you would have hearkened | they would have hearkened | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | hearken - listen; used mostly in the imperativehark, harkenlisten - hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello" |
hearken also harken verb1. To make an effort to hear something:hark, listen.Archaic: list.Idiom: give an ear.2. Archaic. To perceive by ear, usually attentively:attend, hark, hear, heed, listen.Idiom: give one's ear.Translationsascoltare attentamenteorecchiarehearken
hearken to (someone or something)To listen closely or attentively to something. Edgar, hearken to that sound—I think someone's coming!See also: hearkenhearken to someone or somethingFormal or stilted to listen to someone or something; to pay attention to someone or something. Please hearken to me. I speak the truth. Hearken to the call of the nightingale.See also: hearkenhearken
Synonyms for hearkenverb to make an effort to hear somethingSynonymsverb to perceive by ear, usually attentivelySynonymsSynonyms for hearkenverb listenSynonymsRelated Words |