har·ken (här′kən)
harken (ˈhɑːkən ) vb a variant spelling (esp US) of
hearken ˈharkener n
heark•en or hark•en (ˈhɑr kən) v.i. 1. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
v.t. 2. Archaic. to listen to; hear.
[1150–1200; Middle English
hercnen, Old English
he(o) rcnian, suffixed form of assumed
*heorcian; see
hark ,
-en 1 ]
heark′en•er, n.
harken Past participle: harkenedGerund: harkeningImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I harken you harken he/she/it harkens we harken you harken they harken
Preterite I harkened you harkened he/she/it harkened we harkened you harkened they harkened
Present Continuous I am harkening you are harkening he/she/it is harkening we are harkening you are harkening they are harkening
Present Perfect I have harkened you have harkened he/she/it has harkened we have harkened you have harkened they have harkened
Past Continuous I was harkening you were harkening he/she/it was harkening we were harkening you were harkening they were harkening
Past Perfect I had harkened you had harkened he/she/it had harkened we had harkened you had harkened they had harkened
Future I will harken you will harken he/she/it will harken we will harken you will harken they will harken
Future Perfect I will have harkened you will have harkened he/she/it will have harkened we will have harkened you will have harkened they will have harkened
Future Continuous I will be harkening you will be harkening he/she/it will be harkening we will be harkening you will be harkening they will be harkening
Present Perfect Continuous I have been harkening you have been harkening he/she/it has been harkening we have been harkening you have been harkening they have been harkening
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been harkening you will have been harkening he/she/it will have been harkening we will have been harkening you will have been harkening they will have been harkening
Past Perfect Continuous I had been harkening you had been harkening he/she/it had been harkening we had been harkening you had been harkening they had been harkening
Conditional I would harken you would harken he/she/it would harken we would harken you would harken they would harken
Past Conditional I would have harkened you would have harkened he/she/it would have harkened we would have harkened you would have harkened they would have harkened
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. harken - listen; used mostly in the imperativelisten - hear with intention; "Listen to the sound of this cello"
hearken also harkenverb 1. To make an effort to hear something:
Idiom:
2. Archaic. To perceive by ear, usually attentively:
Idiom: