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hark
verb
[ hɑːk ]
• listen.
• "Hark! He knocks"
Similar:
listen
, lend an ear, pay attention, pay heed,
attend
,
mark
,
note
,
notice
,
hearken
, give ear,
Origin:
Middle English: of Germanic origin; related to German horchen, also to hearken.
Phrases
hark at
• used to draw attention to someone who has said or done something considered to be foolish or silly.
"just hark at you, speaking all lah-de-dah!"
hark back
• mention or remember something from the past.
"if it was such a rotten holiday, why hark back to it?"