hearken

Significat (anglès)

1. To hear (something) with attention; to have regard to (something).
2. To listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, compliance, or obedience.
3. (obsolete) To enquire; to seek information.

Sinònims

hark

harken

listen

listen to

give ear

give heed

pay attention

pay attention to

hear

lend an ear

listen carefully

take notice

hearken to

give an ear to

hark to

give ear to

appertain

list to

catch

get

heed

list

listen in

read

📖

tune in

give heed to

Amb guionet com

heark‧en

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈhɑːk(ə)n/

Etimologia (anglès)

From Middle English herkenen (“to listen (attentively); to pay attention, take heed”) [and other forms], from Old English hercnian, heorcnian, hyrcnian, from *heorcian (“to hark”) infixed with -n-, from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną (“to hear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti (“to be sharp-eared, hear well”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) + *h₂ṓws (“ear”) + *-yéti (denominative suffix). The spelling of the English word was probably influenced by hear, and can be analysed as hark + -en.