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