hearken

Betekenis (Engels)

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

Concepten

luisteren

aanhoren

beluisteren

gehoorzamen

horen

opletten

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

dinlemek

horchen

écouter

escuchar

hören

lauschen

zuhören

mithören

entendre

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈhɑːk(ə)n/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: herkenen

Overgenomen van Oudengels: hercnian

In summary

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), thus equivalent to hark + -en.
The spelling of the English word was probably influenced by hear; a similarly analogical pronunciation existed in Early Modern English.