Hark ( verb , interjection )

(As a verb)

Hark ( verb )

1. To pay attention, listen.
2. To listen attentively.

Origin:

Middle english hearken, from old english hearcian; akin to old high german hōren to hear.

Examples:

1. Hark! Do you hear that strange noise?
2. I harked to the conversation, trying to pick up any useful information.
3. Harking back to the past, he remembered his childhood days.
4. Hark! The sound of the trumpet is heard.
5. Hark, the herald angels sing, glory to the new born king.

(As an interjection)

Hark ( interjection )

1. To pay attention, listen.
2. To listen attentively.

Origin:

Middle english hearken, from old english hearcian; akin to old high german hōren to hear.

Examples:

1. Hark! Do you hear that strange noise?
2. I harked to the conversation, trying to pick up any useful information.
3. Harking back to the past, he remembered his childhood days.
4. Hark! The sound of the trumpet is heard.
5. Hark, the herald angels sing, glory to the new born king.