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hark

intransitive verb \ˈhärk\

Definition of HARK

: to pay close attention : listen

Examples of HARK

  1. <upon hearing the offending ringing, the teacher sarcastically cried, “Hark! Could that possibly be a cell phone?”>

Origin of HARK

Middle English herkien; akin to Old High German hōrechen to listen, Old English hīeran to hear
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to HARK

Synonyms
attend, listen, harken, hear, hearken, heed, mind
Antonyms
ignore, tune out

Rhymes with HARK

arc, ark, bark, dark, lark, marc, MARC, mark, Mark, marque, narc, nark, park, Park, quark, sark, shark, spark, stark

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