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Definition of Hearken
1. Verb. Listen; used mostly in the imperative.
Definition of Hearken
1. 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.
2. v. t. To hear by listening.
Definition of Hearken
1. Verb. (intransitive) To listen; to lend the ear; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, obedience, or compliance. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive poetic) To hear by listening. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To hear with attention; to regard. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hearken
1. to listen to [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hearken
Literary usage of Hearken
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old Testament by George V. Wigram (1866)
"And the Lord heard the voice 12. if ye hearken to these judgment«, 20. because ye
would not In- obedient 19. But the Lord hearkened 10. and the Lord ..."
2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Both harken and hearken are still used in their basic meaning. ... In the 20th
century hark back began to influence hearken and harken. ..."
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