hark
Hear ye, antiquated
Hark means to listen or pay attention, now used almost exclusively in the imperative: Hark! What was that sound?
The word sounds archaic or deliberately old-fashioned, surviving mainly in Christmas carols (Hark! The herald angels sing) and the phrase hark back, meaning to return to an earlier topic or recall something from the past: His style harks back to the jazz age.
Be present at
- listenPerceive sound attentively
- earAuditory organ
- overhearAccidentally catch speech
- eavesdropListen to private conversations
auditory · perceive · sound · acoustic · reception · notice · catch · discern
Give careful attention
- mindSeat of consciousness
- regardAttentive consideration given
- noticeBecome aware of
- observePerceive with attention
consider · attend · focus · concentrate · awareness · alertness · vigilance · mindfulness
Archaic emphatic affirmation
- pritheeArchaic entreaty word
- verilyArchaic word for certainly
- oldenOf a distant past
- yeArchaic second-person plural
wherefore · betwixt · hither · thither · whence · anon · methinks · yore
Signal to approach
- callContact by phone
- invokeCall upon formally
- evokeBring forth mentally
- conjureSummon by supernatural means
herald · announce · proclaim · signal · cry · shout · holler
Be present at
- listen upCommand for attention
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- quietLacking in sound
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
directive · imperative · bidding · injunction
attend
Be present at
eavesdrop · auditory · perceive · sound · acoustic · reception · notice · catch · discern · detect
heed
Give careful attention
observe · consider · attend · focus · concentrate · awareness · alertness · vigilance · mindfulness · watchfulness
forsooth
Archaic emphatic affirmation
ye · wherefore · betwixt · hither · thither · whence · anon · methinks · yore · antiquated
beckon
Signal to approach
conjure · herald · announce · proclaim · signal · cry · shout · holler
attend
Be present at
order · directive · imperative · bidding · injunction
tally-ho
Cry when quarry appears
- foxhuntPursuit of vulpine quarry
- houndsDogs bred to track
- hunting hornBrass instrument for pursuits
chase · quarry · huntsman · kennels · pack · cry · halloo · view
- hark backRecall or evoke
- hard to hear
- harked backReferenced the past
- harking backRecalling something previous
- Hark the HeraldYuletide hymn about angels