hark

verb

ˈhärk How to pronounce hark (audio)
Definition of harknext
as in to listen
to pay attention especially through the act of hearing upon hearing the offending ringing, the teacher sarcastically cried, "Hark! Could that possibly be a cell phone?"

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  1. listen
  2. hear
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  • In Germany, a lot of country people listen to hardstyle and jumpstyle and stuff, and there’s a German version of country called Schlager.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Abercrombie has been more focused on listening to shoppers than on protecting the narrow identity that once defined it.
    — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of listen
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  • My colleague Morgan Chittum, who just joined Fortune and who Term Sheet readers will be hearing a lot more from soon, dug into this question in a recent piece.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In a complex case that took years to get to trial, jurors heard weeks of testimony from children who had lived with their parents at the compound, other family members, firearms experts, doctors and forensic technicians.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of hear
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“Hark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hark. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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