hark

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Pronunciation

• enPR: härk, IPA: /hɑː(ɹ)k/

Verb

hark (harks, present participle harking; past and past participle harked)

1. (archaic) To listen attentively; often used in the imperative.
   • 1596-99?, William Shakespeare,The Merchant of Venice:

     But, hark, I hear the footing of a man.

   • 1739, “Hymn for Christmas-Day”, Hymns and Sacred Poems, Charles Wesley and George Whitefield:

     Hark! the herald angels sing

     “Glory to the new born King,

   • 1906: O. Henry, The Four Million ↗ [https://web.archive.org/web/20140811201712/http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=%2Ftexts%2Fenglish%2Fmodeng%2Fpublicsearch%2Fmodengpub.o2w]

     Loud voices and a renewed uproar were raised in front of the boarding-house..."'Tis Missis Murphy's voice," said Mrs. McCaskey, harking.

   • 1959: Tom Lehrer, A Christmas Carol

     "Hark! The Herald Tribune sings, / Advertising wondrous things!"

Related terms

• harken/hearken
• hear

Translations

• Russian: слу́шать

Noun

hark (plural harks)

1. (Scots) A whisper

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