hark

Meaning

Verb

To listen attentively.

Noun

A whisper

Synonyms

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

🗣️

Translations

ascoltare

horchen

luisteren

escuchar

origliare

işitmek

dinlemek

ακούω

prestare orecchio

aanhoren

écouter

άκου

anhören

zuhören

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɑː(ɹ)k/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: herken

Inherited from Old English: *hercian

Cognate with Scots: herk

Cognate with Northern Frisian: harke

Cognate with Western Frisian: harkje

Cognate with Dutch: horken

Cognate with Middle Low German: horken

Cognate with German: 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”).