Associations to the word «Hearken»

Wiktionary

HEARKEN, verb. (intransitive) To listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, obedience, or compliance.
HEARKEN, verb. (transitive) (poetic) To hear by listening.
HEARKEN, verb. (transitive) To hear with attention; to regard.
HEARKEN, verb. (obsolete) To enquire; to seek information.
HEARKEN BACK, verb. (intransitive) To turn back to an earlier topic or circumstance.
HEARKEN BACK, verb. (intransitive) To go back to something as an origin or source.

Dictionary definition

HEARKEN, verb. Listen; used mostly in the imperative.

Wise words

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain