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- [hahr-kuh n]
- /ˈhɑr kən/
- /ˈhɑːkən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahr-kuh n]
- /ˈhɑr kən/
Definitions of harken word
- verb without object harken Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen. 1
- verb with object harken Archaic. to listen to; hear. 1
- noun harken Alternative spelling of hearken ‘to listen, hear, regard’, more common form in the US. 1
- abbreviation HARKEN hearken 0
- verb harken (figuratively, US) To hark back, to return or revert (to a subject etc.), to allude to, to evoke, to long or pine for (a past event or era). 0
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Origin of harken
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English hercnen, Old English he(o)rcnian, suffixed form of assumed *heorcian; see hark, -en1
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Parts of speech for Harken
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
harken popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
harken usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for harken
verb harken
- attend — If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.
- get — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- admit — If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
- observe — to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
Antonyms for harken
verb harken
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
- dispute — to engage in argument or debate.
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