Complete Definition of "hark"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/h��(r)k/, SAMPA|/hA:(r)k/, AHD|härk
rhymes|��(r)k

Verb
en-verb

  1. To listen attentively; often used in the imperative.

#*1906: w:O. Henry|O. Henry, The Four Million 1
#*:Loud voices and a renewed uproar were raised in front of the boarding-house..."'Tis Missis Murphy's voice," said Mrs. McCaskey?, harking.
#*1959: w:Tom Lehrer|Tom Lehrer, A Christmas Carol
#*:"Hark! The Herald Tribune sings, / Advertising wondrous things!"

Derived terms
hark back


Dutch
Noun
hark m (Plural: harken, diminutive: harkje)

  1. garden tool; rake

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