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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hearken \Heark"en\, v. t.
1. To hear by listening. [Archaic]
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[She] hearkened now and then
Some little whispering and soft groaning sound.
--Spenser.
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2. To give heed to; to hear attentively. [Archaic]
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The King of Naples . . . hearkens my brother's suit.
--Shak.
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{To hearken out}, to search out. [Obs.]
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If you find none, you must hearken out a vein and
buy. --B. Johnson.
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