What does hearken mean?

Definitions for hearken
ˈhɑr kənhear·ken

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hark, harken, hearkenverb

    listen; used mostly in the imperative

Wiktionary

  1. hearkenverb

    To listen; to lend the ear; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, obedience, or compliance.

  2. hearkenverb

    To hear by listening.

  3. hearkenverb

    To hear with attention; to regard.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To HEARKENverb

    Etymology: hearcnian, Saxon.

    The youngest daughter, whom you hearken for,
    Her father keeps from access of suitors. William Shakespeare.

    He hearkens after prophecies and dreams. William Shakespeare, R. III.

    They do me too much injury,
    That ever said I hearken’d for your death:
    If it were so, I might have let alone
    Th’ insulting hand of Douglas over you. William Shakespeare.

    The gaping three-mouth’d dog forgets to snarl;
    The furies hearken, and their snakes uncurl. John Dryden, Virgil.

    Louder, and yet more loud, I hear the alarms
    Of human cries:
    I mount the terrass, thence the town survey,
    And hearken what the fruitful sounds convey. Dryden.

    He who makes much necessary, will want much; and, wearied with the difficulty of the attainment, will incline to hearken after any expedient that offers to shorten his way to it. John Rogers, Sermons.

    Hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor. Nu. xxiii. 18.

    Those who put passion in the place of reason, neither use their own, nor hearken to other people’s reason, any farther than it suits their humour. John Locke.

    There’s not a blessing individuals find,
    But some way leans and hearkens to the kind. Alexander Pope.

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  1. hearken

    "Hearken" is a verb that means to listen attentively or to pay careful attention to. It is often used in a formal, literary, or biblical context.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Hearkenverb

    to listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered; to give heed; to hear, in order to obey or comply

  2. Hearkenverb

    to inquire; to seek information

  3. Hearkenverb

    to hear by listening

  4. Hearkenverb

    to give heed to; to hear attentively

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Hearken

    härk′n, v.i. to hear attentively: to listen. [A.S. hýrcnian, from hýran, to hear; Ger. horchen.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hearken in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hearken in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of hearken in a Sentence

  1. Proverb:

    If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked. #CVirusTruth

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