What does hearken mean?
Definitions for hearken
ˈhɑr kənhear·ken
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Princeton's WordNet
hark, harken, hearkenverb
listen; used mostly in the imperative
Wiktionary
hearkenverb
To listen; to lend the ear; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, obedience, or compliance.
hearkenverb
To hear by listening.
hearkenverb
To hear with attention; to regard.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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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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
Hearkenverb
to listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered; to give heed; to hear, in order to obey or comply
Hearkenverb
to inquire; to seek information
Hearkenverb
to hear by listening
Hearkenverb
to give heed to; to hear attentively
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Hearken
härk′n, v.i. to hear attentively: to listen. [A.S. hýrcnian, from hýran, to hear; Ger. horchen.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hearken in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hearken in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of hearken in a Sentence
If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked. #CVirusTruth
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