hearken (redirected from hearkened)

hear·ken also har·ken  (härkn)

v. hear·kened also har·kened, hear·ken·ing also har·ken·ing, hear·kens also har·kens

v.intr.

To listen attentively; give heed.

v.tr. Archaic

To listen to; hear.

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[Middle English herknen, from Old English hercnian; see kous- in Indo-European roots.]

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hearken sometimes US, harken [ˈhɑːkən]

vb

Archaic to listen to (something)

[Old English heorcnian; see hark]

hearkener  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

hearken - listen; used mostly in the imperative hark, harken listen - hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello"

Translations

hearken [ˈhɑːkən] VI (archaic, liter) to hearken to → escuchar

hearken

vi (old, liter) → horchen (→ to auf +acc)