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hark

/hɑːk/

/hɑrk/

hark back

Translations

harkverb

harked

Past Simple

harked

Past Participle

harking

Gerund

/hɑːk/

/hɑrk/

écouterlittéraire, vieilli

Hark to the sound of the distant bells.

Écoutez le son des cloches lointaines.

revenir àavec la locution « harken/hark back »; registre courant

The novel’s nostalgic tone constantly harks back to the author’s youth.

Le ton nostalgique du roman revient sans cesse à la jeunesse de l’auteur.

Additional translations

évoqueravec la locution « harken/hark back »; selon le contexte

prêter l’oreillelittéraire, vieilli

Synonyms

pay attention

harkinterjection

/hɑːk/

/hɑrk/

écoutezvieilli, littéraire

Hark! Do you hear the distant sound of the church bells?

Écoutez ! Entendez-vous le son lointain des cloches de l’église ?

Additional translations

entendezvieilli, littéraire

Synonyms

hark ye

hear ye

Definitions

harkverb

To listen attentively.

Hark to the sound of the distant bells.

(intransitive, usually with back) To return to or evoke a previous topic, style, or time; to recall or remember something from the past.

The novel’s nostalgic tone constantly harks back to the author’s youth.

harkinterjection

An exclamation used to draw attention to something heard or to listen carefully.

Hark! Do you hear the distant sound of the church bells?