hearken
['hɑrkən]
vi. 倾

1. For who will hearken unto you in this matter?
   24 谁依呢？
2. Hearken unto me, Hester Prynne!" said the voice.
   ，海丝特·兰！”那声音喊道。
3. To hearken to the voice of conscience is a good rule.
   倾声很准。

hearken
[ verb ]
listen; used mostly in the imperative
<verb.perception> hark harken




Hearken \Heark"en\, v. t.
1. To hear by listening. [Archaic]

[She] hearkened now and then
Some little whispering and soft groaning sound.
--Spenser.

2. To give heed to; to hear attentively. [Archaic]

The King of Naples . . . hearkens my brother's suit.
--Shak.

{To hearken out}, to search out. [Obs.]

If you find none, you must hearken out a vein and
buy. --B. Johnson.


Hearken \Heark"en\ (h[aum]rk"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
{Hearkened} (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hearkening}.] [OE.
hercnen, hercnien, AS. hercnian, heorcnian, fr. hi['e]ran,
h[=y]ran, to hear; akin to OD. harcken, horcken, LG. harken,
horken, G. horchen. See {Hear}, and cf. {Hark}.]
1. To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered;
to give heed; to hear, in order to obey or comply.

The Furies hearken, and their snakes uncurl.
--Dryden.

Hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the
judgments, which I teach you. --Deut. iv. 1.

2. To inquire; to seek information. [Obs.] ``Hearken after
their offense.'' --Shak.

Syn: To attend; listen; hear; heed. See {Attend}, v. i.