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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
archaicto listen to (something)
Other Word Forms
- hearkener noun
- ˈԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of hearken1
Example Sentences
And it’s on Max, but it sort of hearkens back to, like, the old-school broadcast kind of drama.
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, “ is actually beautiful? And do I believe in it?”
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