hark

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

To listen attentively.

Noun

A whisper

Sinonieme

listen

hearken

harken

listen to

list

give ear

hear

hearken to

pay attention to

tune in

give heed

give heed to

listen carefully

hark to

give ear to

appertain

list to

catch

get

hist

listen in

make a mistake

pay attention

read

📖

say

🗣️

Vertalings

ascoltare

horchen

luisteren

escuchar

origliare

işitmek

dinlemek

ακούω

prestare orecchio

aanhoren

écouter

άκου

anhören

zuhören

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/hɑː(ɹ)k/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: herken

Geërf van Old English: *hercian

Verwante met Skots: herk

Verwante met Noord-Fries: harke

Verwante met Fries: harkje

Verwante met Nederlands: horken

Verwante met Middle Low German: horken

Verwante met Duits: horchen

In summary

From Middle English herken, herkien, from Old English *hercian, *heorcian, *hiercian, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀikōn, *hauʀukōn, derived ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną (“to hear”) + formative/intensive -k (see also the related hīeran, whence English hear). Equivalent to hear + -k. Cognate with Scots herk (“to hark”), North Frisian harke (“to hark”), West Frisian harkje (“to listen”), obsolete Dutch horken (“to hark, listen to”), Middle Low German horken (“to hark”), German horchen (“to hark, harken to”).