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harken

/ˈhɑː.kən/

/ˈhɑrkən/

harkenverb

harkened

Past Simple

harkened

Past Participle

harkening

Gerund

/ˈhɑː.kən/

/ˈhɑrkən/

Translations

He would often harken to the advice of his elders.

Он часто внимал советам старших.

She tried to harken to the sounds of the forest.

Она пыталась прислушиваться к звукам леса.

Additional translations

пристально вслушиваться

Definitions

To listen attentively or give heed.

The audience harkened to the speaker's every word.

To recall or be reminiscent of something in the past; to refer back (usually followed by "back to").

The new policy harkens back to the company’s early days of customer-first thinking.

Synonyms

take notice

pay attention