hark Hear it!

hark definition

hark (härk)

intransitive verb

Now Chiefly Literary to listen carefully: usually in the imperative, with the effect of an exclamation

Etymology: ME herkien (akin to Ger horchen) < ? OE *heorcian or < OE heorcnian: see hearken

transitive verb

Archaic to listen to; hear
hark Idioms

hark back

  1. to return to an earlier point so as to pick up the scent or trail again
  2. to go back in thought or speech; revert or be reminiscent of

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hark Synonyms

hark

v.

harken, pay attention, give heed; see listen 1.


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hark Usage Examples

Object

  • ye: And, hark ye, you will avoid debt, and bear in mind that your honor is a sacred thing.

Used with why or when

  • what: Hark what good sport is out of town to-day!

Modifying Another Word

  • back: The " Famous " bit in fact harks back to the sponsors of the 1981 event: Famous Grouse whiskey.

Preposition: in

  • way: Her harmonies are contemporary and here they seem to hark back in an ingenious way to plainchant.
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hark quotes

Hark! ah, the Nightingale! The tawny-throated! Hark! from that moonlit cedar what a burst! What triumph! harköwhat pain!

-Arnold, Matthew

Hark! how all the welkin rings, Glory to the King of kings. Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled.

-Wesley, Charles

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