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hearken
[ hahr-kuhn ]
verb (used without object)
- Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
verb (used with object)
- Archaic. to listen to; hear.
hearken
/ ˈɑːə /
verb
- archaic.to listen to (something)
Derived Forms
- ˈԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- IJ· noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hearken1
Example Sentences
The title may hearken back to decades long gone, but there’s something contemporary about “Mid-Century Modern.”
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.
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.
I hearkened it back to, “What is actually beautiful? And do I believe in it?”
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.
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