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harken.

Alternative spelling of hearken: to hear, to listen, to have regard.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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verb/ˈhɑːk(ə)n/Received-Pronunciation/ˈhɑɹkən/General-American
  1. Alternative spelling of hearken: to hear, to listen, to have regard.

    US · alt-of · alternative · ambitransitive
  2. To hark back, to return or revert (to a subject, etc.), to allude to, to evoke, to long or pine for (a past event or era).

    US · figuratively · intransitive
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