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

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras