hark
(redirected from harking)Also found in: Thesaurus, Acronyms, Idioms.
Related to harking: harking back
hark
(härk)intr.v. harked, hark·ing, harks
Phrasal Verb: To listen attentively.
hark back
1. To have origin in or be reminiscent of a past event or condition; recall or evoke: songs that hark back to the soul music of the 1960s.
2. To remember or discuss a past event or condition: He's always harking back to his days in the army.
[Middle English harken, herken, from Old English *heorcian.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
hark
(hɑːk)vb
(intr; usually imperative) to listen; pay attention
[Old English heorcnian to hearken; related to Old Frisian herkia, Old High German hōrechen; see hear]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
hark
(hɑrk)v.i.
1. to listen attentively; hearken.
v.t. 2. Archaic. to listen to; hear.
3. hark back,
a. (of hounds) to return along the course in order to regain a lost scent.
b. to recollect or recapitulate a previous event or topic.
[1175–1225; Middle English herken, earlier herkien, Old English *heorcian, c. Old Frisian herkia, harkia; akin to Middle Dutch harken, Middle High German horchen. compare hearken, hear]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
hark
Past participle: harked
Gerund: harking
| Imperative |
|---|
| hark |
| hark |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Verb | 1. | hark - listen; used mostly in the imperative listen - hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
hark
verb (Old-fashioned) listen, attend, pay attention, hearken (archaic), give ear, hear, mark, notice, give heed Hark. I hear the returning footsteps of my love.
hark back to something
1. recall, recollect, call to mind, cause you to remember, cause you to recollect pitched roofs, which hark back to the Victorian era
2. return to, remember, recall, revert to, look back to, think back to, recollect, regress to The result devastated me at the time. Even now I hark back to it.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
hark
verb1. To perceive by ear, usually attentively:
Archaic: hearken.
Idiom: give one's ear.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
hark
[hɑːk] VI hark! (poet) → ¡escucha!hark at him! → ¡qué cosas dice!, ¡quién fue a hablar!
hark at him singing! → ¡cómo canta!
to hark to → escuchar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
hark
vi to hark to something (liter) → einer Sache (dat) → lauschen (liter); hark! (liter) → horch(t)! (liter), → höret!; hark at him! (inf) → hör ihn dir nur an!, hör sich einer den an! (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
hark
[hɑːk] vi hark! (liter) → udite!hark at him! (fam) → ma sentilo!
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995