- archaic to listen to (something)
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
heark•en or hark•en /ˈhɑrkən/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + to + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to give heed or attention to what is said;
listen:Hearken to his words.
heark•en
(här′kən),USA pronunciation v.i.
v.t.
heark′en•er, n.
- [Literary.]to give heed or attention to what is said;
listen.
v.t.
- [Archaic.]to listen to;
hear.
- 1150–1200; Middle English hercnen, Old English he(o)rcnian, suffixed form of assumed *heorcian; see hark, -en1
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hearken, sometimes US harken /ˈhɑːkən/ vb
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