HEARKENED Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

hearkened

verb

variants or harkened

past tense of hearken

as in listened

to pay attention especially through the act of hearing hearken! I hear the distant beat of the hooves of many horses

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Investigators obtained footage of prior visits and listened to recorded calls in which Jester and his mother discussed smuggling contraband into the facility, according to the report.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Another time, Tekin and the other women listened as guards bludgeoned a Ukrainian soldier in a cell across the hall.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

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