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Hearken v. t.

To hear by listening. (Archaic) "(She) hearkened now and then Some little whispering and soft groaning sound."

To give heed to; to hear attentively. (Archaic) "The King of Naples... hearkens my brother's suit."

To hearken out, to search out. (Obs.) "If you find none, you must hearken out a vein and buy."

Hearken v. i. (past & past part. hearkened; pres. part. hearkening)

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." "Hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you."

To inquire; to seek information. (Obs.) "Hearken after their offense."

Synonyms: To attend; listen; hear; heed. See Attend, v. i.

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"Hearken" Quotes from Famous Books

... part There comes a sullenness of heart To him who still would look upon The glory of the summer sun. That soul will hate the ev'ning mist So often lovely, and will list To the sound of the coming darkness (known To those whose spirits hearken) as one Who, in a dream of night, would fly, But cannot, ...

— Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works • Edgar Allan Poe

... the same instruction for all men, whether they live in palaces or wander houseless, whether they are versed in tongues or are rude of speech, men of science or men of handicraft, subjects of a monarchy or citizens of a republic; to them all it says, Hearken and obey—walk by faith—lead holy lives—fulfil all righteousness. Even if this be called by the unbeliever the pretension or the arrogance of Christianity, he must admit that the claim which it sets up is as broad as human existence. Wherever the religion of the New Testament can reach ...

— The Religion of Politics • Ezra S. Gannett

... should be at Clawbonny—if anything can now do me good, brother, it will be native air, and pure country air. Hearken to my request, and stop at ...

— Miles Wallingford - Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore" • James Fenimore Cooper

... upon the Almightie's first scourging of him with the rod of sicknesse, and the friendly admonition of divers friends for the calling of him to repentance, yet he persisted on in his vicious vices, and would not hearken thereunto, but lay raging and swearing, and still pointing at one thing or another, which he conceived to be still ...

— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Vol. 10, Issue 273, September 15, 1827 • Various

... alarm. My mother was for returning home, and for putting off the wedding. Too much in love to hearken to such a proposal, I urged her to travel more expeditiously, that we might be back the sooner. We proceeded so far on the first day, that I could see the smoke of Erivan in the distance. We passed the night under a projecting rock, with the majestic ...

— The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan • James Morier

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