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HARKEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does harken mean?
• HARKEN (verb)
The verb HARKEN has 1 sense:
1. listen; used mostly in the imperative
Familiarity information: HARKEN used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
| Conjugation: |
Present simple: I / you / we / they harken ... he / she / it harkens
Past simple: harkened
Past participle: harkened
-ing form: harkening
... he / she / it harkens Past simple: harkened
Past participle: harkened
-ing form: harkening
Sense 1
Meaning:
Listen; used mostly in the imperative
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
Hypernyms (to "harken" is one way to...):
listen (hear with intention)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Context examples
It was during this period that he might have harkened to the memories of the lair and the stream and run back to the Wild.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
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