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harken
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As a verb, harken means hark back, to return or revert (to a subject, etc.), to allude to, to evoke, to long or pine for (a past event or era).
Meanings of harken
2 meaningsverb
USfigurativelyTo hark back, to return or revert (to a subject, etc.), to allude to, to evoke, to long or pine for (a past event or era).
Listen; used mostly in the imperative
Similar: hark, hearken
Alternative spelling of hearken: to hear, to listen, to have regard.
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USTo hark back, to return or revert (to a subject, etc.), to allude to, to evoke, to long or pine for (a past event or era).
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verb: listen; used mostly in the imperative
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