harken

UK: /ˈhɑːkən/ US: (här′kən)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

hark•en  (här′kən), v.i., v.t. 

1. hearken.

hark′en•er, n. 

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harken / ˈhɑːkən/ verb

1. a variant spelling (esp US) of hearken

ˈharkener noun

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

heark•en or hark•en /ˈhɑrkən/   v. [~ + to + object]

1. to give heed or attention to what is said;
   listen:
   Hearken to his words.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

heark•en  (här′kən), v.i. 

1. [Literary.] to give heed or attention to what is said;
   listen.

v.t. 

2. [Archaic.] to listen to;
   hear.

Also, harken. 

• 1150–1200; Middle English hercnen, Old English he(o)rcnian, suffixed form of assumed *heorcian; see hark, -en¹

heark′en•er, n.