hearken in English dictionary

  • hearken

    Meanings and definitions of "hearken"

    • (intransitive) To listen; to lend the ear; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, obedience, or compliance.
    • (transitive, poetic) To hear by listening.
    • (transitive) To hear with attention; to regard.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, obedience, or compliance.
    • verb
      (transitive, poetic)
      To hear by listening.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To hear with attention; to regard.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To enquire; to seek information.
    • verb
      listen; used mostly in the imperative

    Synonyms of "hearken" in English dictionary

    hark, harken, listen are the top synonyms of "hearken" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of hearken

    • Conjugation of hearken
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      Lua error in Module:glossary/data at line 3: attempt to index a nil value. Lua error in Module:glossary/data at line 3: attempt to index a nil value. hearken, hearkenest† hearkened, hearkenedst†
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      Lua error in Module:glossary/data at line 3: attempt to index a nil value. hearken
      Lua error in Module:glossary/data at line 3: attempt to index a nil value. hearken hearkened
      Lua error in Module:glossary/data at line 3: attempt to index a nil value. hearken —
      Lua error in Module:glossary/data at line 3: attempt to index a nil value.s hearkening hearkened
      †Archaic or obsolete.
    • hearken, hearkened, hearkened, hearkens, hearkening
    • hearken ( third-person singular simple present hearkens, present participle hearkening, simple past and past participle hearkened)
    • hearken (third-person singular simple present hearkens, present participle hearkening, simple past and past participle hearkened)
  • Hearken

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