harken

Meanings

• verb

  to listen carefully and attentively, especially in expectation or in response to a summons

  - "We were asked to harken to the teacher's instructions."
  - "The crowd harkened to the sound of the approaching sirens."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with harken
arken , darken , larken , marquee , sparkle , sparken

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Homophones

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1. hark (en) : a call or summons
   

2. harkenback (en) : to return
   

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Variants

List of all variants of harken that leads to same result
harken , harkened , harkening , harkens , hearken , hearkened , hearkening , hearkens , harken back , harkened back , harkening back , harkens back , hearken back , hearkened back , hearkening back , hearkens back

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Forms

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harkened, harkening, harkens

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Etymology

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Old English hercan, from herian (to hear) + kan (able).

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Trivia

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1. The word 'harken' is often used in conjunction with the phrase 'to hearken back', which means to remember or recall something from the past.

2. The word 'harken' has the same root as the word 'herald', which is a messenger or announcer.

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Related Concepts

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1. listen: The act of giving full attention to someone or something by using one or both ears.

2. attention: The state of mental concentration on some task or subject.

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Culture

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In literature, 'harken' has been used to emphasize the importance of listening carefully, especially in situations where the outcome depends on it. For example, in Shakespeare's Macbeth, Banquo urges his son Fleance to 'hark' and listen to the witches' prophecy.

How to Memorize "harken"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine yourself in a quiet room, focusing intently on someone speaking. Visualize your ears absorbing the sound waves and sending them to your brain for processing.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'harken' with the image of a seashell, which collects and amplifies sounds from the ocean.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a sentence using 'harken': 'I harken to the sound of the waves crashing on the shore.'

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