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or harken
hearkened or harkened; hearkening
ˈhär-kə-niŋ 
ˈhärk-niŋ
or harkening
1
: listen
hearkened without much mental comment—
Theodore Dreiser
Theodore Dreiser2
: to give respectful attention
the humble folk who hearkened to these evangelists—G. M. Stephenson
G. M. Stephenson3
: to bring to mind something in the past : hearken back
Portrayals of dinosaurs with lizard-like tongues hearken to early interpretations of the beasts as oversized lizards.—Mindy Weisberger
Mindy Weisberger
archaic
: to give heed to : hear
Examples of hearken in a Sentence
hearken! I hear the distant beat of the hooves of many horses
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Molly Lambert, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2024
The breezy, two-minute songs on Mixtape Pluto are a sharp contrast not only from the narcotic, hypnotic vibe-outs of his studio albums, but even the classic mixtapes this hearkens to.
—Christopher R. Weingarten, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024
Design elements such as rustic reclaimed oak floors and timber framing hearken to that bygone era.
—Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Masterpiece Theater Climate activist attacks on works by van Gogh, Vermeer, and other art world titans are the latest in a tradition of destruction that hearkens to the early Christian zealots.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
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“Hearken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hearken. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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