"hark" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /hɑː(ɹ)k/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hark.wav Forms: harks [plural]
enPR: härk Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|herken}} Middle English herken, {{inh|en|ang|*hercian}} Old English *hercian, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*hauʀikōn}} Proto-West Germanic *hauʀikōn, {{der|en|gem-pro|*hauzijaną||to hear}} Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną (“to hear”), {{suffix|en|hear|-k}} hear + -k, {{cog|sco|herk||to hark}} Scots herk (“to hark”), {{cog|frr|harke||to hark}} North Frisian harke (“to hark”), {{cog|fy|harkje||to listen}} West Frisian harkje (“to listen”), {{cog|nl|horken||to hark, listen to}} Dutch horken (“to hark, listen to”), {{cog|gml|horken||to hark}} Middle Low German horken (“to hark”), {{cog|de|horchen||to hark, harken to}} German horchen (“to hark, harken to”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} hark (plural harks)
  1. (Scots) A whisper
    Sense id: en-hark-en-noun-jYLQee9U
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: heark [obsolete]

Verb

IPA: /hɑː(ɹ)k/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hark.wav Forms: harks [present, singular, third-person], harking [participle, present], harked [participle, past], harked [past]
enPR: härk Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)k Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|herken}} Middle English herken, {{inh|en|ang|*hercian}} Old English *hercian, {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*hauʀikōn}} Proto-West Germanic *hauʀikōn, {{der|en|gem-pro|*hauzijaną||to hear}} Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną (“to hear”), {{suffix|en|hear|-k}} hear + -k, {{cog|sco|herk||to hark}} Scots herk (“to hark”), {{cog|frr|harke||to hark}} North Frisian harke (“to hark”), {{cog|fy|harkje||to listen}} West Frisian harkje (“to listen”), {{cog|nl|horken||to hark, listen to}} Dutch horken (“to hark, listen to”), {{cog|gml|horken||to hark}} Middle Low German horken (“to hark”), {{cog|de|horchen||to hark, harken to}} German horchen (“to hark, harken to”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} hark (third-person singular simple present harks, present participle harking, simple past and past participle harked)
  1. (archaic, often imperative) To listen attentively. Tags: archaic, imperative, often Derived forms: ark at ee [dialectal], hark back, hark-back, hark who's talking Related terms: harken, hearken, hear Translations (to listen attentively): слушам (slušam) (Bulgarian), poslechnout si [perfective] (Czech), poslouchat [imperfective] (Czech), naslouchat [imperfective] (Czech), aanhoren (Dutch), luisteren (Dutch), aŭskulti (Esperanto), kuunnella tarkkaavaisesti (Finnish), kuunnella tarkasti (Finnish), kuule (note: used as interjection) (Finnish), lyda (Norwegian), hwæt (Old English), слу́шать (slúšatʹ) (Russian), внима́ть (vnimátʹ) (Russian), lyssna noggrant (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-hark-en-verb-3mN8b16X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -k, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -k: 22 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 2 1 1 1 1 34 34 3 4 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 1 0 38 38 2 2 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: heark [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "ark at ee"
    },
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      "word": "hark back"
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      "word": "hearken"
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          "ref": "c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], page 182:",
          "text": "But harke, I heare the footing of a man.",
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        {
          "ref": "1739, Charles Wesley, George Whitefield, “Hymn for Christmas-Day”, in Hymns and Sacred Poems:",
          "text": "Hark! the herald angels sing / Glory to the new born King",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1856, Herman Melville, The Lightning Rod Man:",
          "text": "\"Hark! The thunder becomes less muttering. It is nearing us, and nearing the earth, too. Hark! One crammed crash! All the vibrations made one by nearness. Another flash. Hold.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1906, O. Henry, “Between Rounds”, in The Four Million:",
          "text": "Loud voices and a renewed uproar were raised in front of the boarding-house[…] \"'Tis Missis Murphy's voice,\" said Mrs. McCaskey, harking.",
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        "(archaic, often imperative) To listen attentively."
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      "enpr": "härk"
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      "ipa": "/hɑː(ɹ)k/"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "slušam",
      "sense": "to listen attentively",
      "word": "слушам"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "to listen attentively",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "poslechnout si"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "to listen attentively",
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      "word": "aanhoren"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "to listen attentively",
      "word": "luisteren"
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "to listen attentively",
      "word": "aŭskulti"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to listen attentively",
      "word": "kuunnella tarkkaavaisesti"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to listen attentively",
      "word": "kuunnella tarkasti"
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      "note": "used as interjection",
      "sense": "to listen attentively",
      "word": "kuule"
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      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to listen attentively",
      "word": "lyda"
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      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to listen attentively",
      "word": "hwæt"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "slúšatʹ",
      "sense": "to listen attentively",
      "word": "слу́шать"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "vnimátʹ",
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      "word": "внима́ть"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to listen attentively",
      "word": "lyssna noggrant"
    }
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  "word": "hark"
}

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        "3": "",
        "4": "to hark"
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        "plural"
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      "glosses": [
        "A whisper"
      ],
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          "whisper"
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        "(Scots) A whisper"
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      "rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)k"
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