| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To listen or hark.[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Present participle conjugation of the verb hearken.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (hearken) | 1. Listen; used mostly in the imperative.[Wordnet]. 2. To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered; to give heed; to hear, in order to obey or comply.[Websters]. 3. To inquire; to seek information.[Websters]. 4. To hear by listening.[Websters]. 5. To give heed to; to hear attentively.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: hearkening, hearkened, hearkens, hearkener, hearkeners, hearkeningly and hearkenedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "HEARKENING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1385. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HEARKENING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] h`arkening. Listening; attending; observing.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of hearken. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
