HARK

hark, harken, hearken

(verb) listen; used mostly in the imperative

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

hark (third-person singular simple present harks, present participle harking, simple past and past participle harked)

(archaic) To listen attentively; often used in the imperative.

Noun

hark (plural harks)

(Scots) A whisper

Source: Wiktionary


Hark, v. i. Etym: [OE. herken. See Hearken.]

Definition: To listen; to hearken. [Now rare, except in the imperative form used as an interjection, Hark! listen.] Hudibras. Hark away! Hark back! Hark forward! (Sporting), cries used to incite and guide hounds in hunting.

– To hark back, to go back for a fresh start, as when one has wandered from his direct course, or made a digression. He must have overshot the mark, and must hark back. Haggard. He harked back to the subject. W. E. Norris.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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