harken
Lend an ear
Harken means to listen or pay attention, often with the implication of heeding what you hear.
It appears most often in harken back, meaning to recall or evoke something from the past: The architecture harkens back to the Victorian era.
The word is somewhat literary or old-fashioned; hearken is an older spelling with the same meaning.
Be present at
- heedGive careful attention
- earAuditory organ
- listenPerceive sound attentively
- perceiveBecome conscious of
auditory · sound · attentive · receptive · attuned · alert · aware · mindful
Give careful attention
- complyFollow rules or requests
- followGo behind another
- adhereStick firmly to
- submitPresent for consideration
defer · yield · respect · observe · abide · conform · acquiesce · consent
attend
Be present at
perceive · auditory · sound · attentive · receptive · attuned · alert · aware · mindful · observant
heed
Give careful attention
submit · defer · yield · respect · observe · abide · conform · acquiesce · consent · regard
hark
Listen, old-fashioned
ye · forsooth · prithee · wherefore · thee · thou · thine · betimes · anon · verily
evoke
Bring forth mentally
invoke · conjure · summon · retrospect · recollect · reflect · reference · allude · echo · trace
- harks backRecalls something previous
- harken backRecall something earlier
- harkened backRecalled something earlier
- harkening backRecalling something earlier