51Թ

Advertisement

View synonyms for

hearken

or 󲹰·

[ hahr-kuhn ]

verb (used without object)

  1. Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.


verb (used with object)

  1. Archaic. to listen to; hear.

hearken

/ ˈɑːə /

verb

  1. archaic.
    to listen to (something)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˈ𲹰Ա, noun
Discover More

Other 51Թ Forms

  • 𲹰IJ· noun
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hearken1

1150–1200; Middle English hercnen, Old English he ( o ) rcnian, suffixed form of assumed *heorcian; hark, -en 1
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hearken1

Old English heorcnian; see hark
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

The title may hearken back to decades long gone, but there’s something contemporary about “Mid-Century Modern.”

From

Carney revealed it on Friday during his first speech as prime minister when he hearkened back - with a shiny polish - to the origins of this former colony.

From

For Jane Williams, executive director of the nonprofit California Communities Against Toxics, the copious amounts of ash and rubble hearken back to the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center.

From

I hearkened it back to, “What is actually beautiful? And do I believe in it?”

From

What I find fascinating today, too, is the Gen Z is also hearkening back to the past with a more fluid life where these labels and binaries didn't exist.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement