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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hearken \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hearken \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hearken v : listen; used mostly in the imperative [syn: {hark}, {harken}]
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