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Definition of hearken verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

hearken

verb

(also harken) verb

NAmE//ˈhɑrkən//

[intransitive] hearken (to somebody/something) (old use)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they hearken

he / she / it hearkens

past simple hearkened

-ing form hearkening

to listen to someone or something

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