Definition of Hearken

Heark´en   Pronunciation: härk´'n
v. i.1.To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered; to give heed; to hear, in order to obey or comply.
[imp. & p. p. Hearkened (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Hearkening.]
The Furies hearken, and their snakes uncurl.
- Dryden.
Hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you.
- Deut. iv. 1.
2.To inquire; to seek information.
v. t.1.To hear by listening.
[She] hearkened now and then
Some little whispering and soft groaning sound.
- Spenser.
2.To give heed to; to hear attentively.
The King of Naples . . . hearkens my brother's suit.
- Shak.
To hearken out
to search out.
If you find none, you must hearken out a vein and buy.
- B. Johnson.


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attend, attend to, auscultate, be all ears, bend an ear, bug, cock the ears, eavesdrop, examine by ear, give attention, give audience to, give ear, hark, hear, hear out, heed, intercept, lend an ear, listen, listen at, listen in, listen to, sit in on, tap, wiretap

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