hark
verb/hɑːk/
/hɑːrk/
[intransitive] (old use)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they hark | /hɑːk/ /hɑːrk/ |
| he / she / it harks | /hɑːks/ /hɑːrks/ |
| past simple harked | /hɑːkt/ /hɑːrkt/ |
| past participle harked | /hɑːkt/ /hɑːrkt/ |
| -ing form harking | /ˈhɑːkɪŋ/ /ˈhɑːrkɪŋ/ |
- used only as an order to tell somebody to listen
- Hark! I hear a step on the stair!
Word OriginMiddle English: of Germanic origin; related to German horchen, also to hearken.
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