hark
verb /hɑːk/
/hɑːrk/
[intransitive] (old use)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they hark | /hɑːk/ /hɑːrk/ |
he / she / it harks | /hɑːks/ /hɑːrks/ |
past simple harked | /hɑːkt/ /hɑːrkt/ |
past participle harked | /hɑːkt/ /hɑːrkt/ |
-ing form harking | /ˈhɑːkɪŋ/ /ˈhɑːrkɪŋ/ |
- used only as an order to tell somebody to listen
- Hark! I hear a step on the stair!
Word OriginMiddle English: of Germanic origin; related to German horchen, also to hearken.