HEARKEN
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Heark"en (h&ä;rk"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hearkened (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Hearkening.] [OE. hercnen, hercnien, AS. hercnian, heorcnian, fr. hiéran, h&ymacr_;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.
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The Furies hearken, and their snakes uncurl.
Dryden.
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Hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you.
Deut. iv. 1.
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2. To inquire; to seek information. [Obs.] “Hearken after their offense.” Shak.
Syn. -- To attend; listen; hear; heed. See Attend, v. i.
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Heark"en, v. t. 1. To hear by listening. [Archaic]
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[She] hearkened now and then
Some little whispering and soft groaning sound.
Spenser.
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2. To give heed to; to hear attentively. [Archaic]
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The King of Naples . . . hearkens my brother's suit.
Shak.
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To hearken out, to search out. [Obs.]
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If you find none, you must hearken out a vein and buy.
B. Johnson.
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