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Definitions for: Hearken
[v] listen; used mostly in the imperative
Webster (1913) Definition: Heark"en, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hearkened; p. pr. &
vb. n. Hearkening.] [OE. hercnen, hercnien, AS. hercnian,
heorcnian, fr. hi['e]ran, h?ran, to hear; akin to OD.
harcken, horcken, LG. harken, horken, G. horchen. See Hear,
and cf. Hark.]
1. To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered;
to give heed; to hear, in order to obey or comply.
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. [Obs.] ``Hearken after
their offense.'' --Shak.
Syn: To attend; listen; hear; heed. See Attend, v. i.
Heark"en, v. t.
1. To hear by listening. [Archaic]
[She] hearkened now and then Some little whispering
and soft groaning sound. --Spenser.
2. To give heed to; to hear attentively. [Archaic]
The King of Naples . . . hearkens my brother's suit.
--Shak.
To hearken out, to search out. [Obs.]
If you find none, you must hearken out a vein and
buy. --B. Johnson.
Synonyms: hark, harken
See Also: listen
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