hearken
Give close attention
Hearken means to listen attentively or give heed.
The word is archaic or literary, appearing mainly in religious texts and historical fiction: Hearken unto my words.
It survives in the phrasal verb hearken back, meaning to recall or evoke something from the past, though this is more commonly spelled *hark back*.
Give careful attention
acoustic · earshot · sound · whisper · voice · utterance · call · summon
Give careful attention
- complyFollow rules or requests
- followGo behind another
- adhereStick firmly to
- submitPresent for consideration
defer · yield · assent · abide · observe · respect · obedience · attend to
Listen, old-fashioned
- attendBe present at
- listSequence of recorded items
- oldenOf a distant past
- antiquatedOld and outdated
old-fashioned · bygone · quaint · old-world · time-honored · traditional · vintage · yesteryear
Traveling performer of songs
- troubadourMedieval Provençal lyric poet
- bardPoet of epics
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- proclamationFormal public announcement
decree · summons · court · knight · squire · castle · manor · parchment
Sincere religious devotion
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- aweReverent fear and wonder
sanctity · holiness · prayer · invocation · sacredness · faithfulness · spiritual · divine
heed
Give careful attention
auditory · acoustic · earshot · sound · whisper · voice · utterance · call · summon · beckon
heed
Give careful attention
submit · defer · yield · assent · abide · observe · respect · obedience · attend to · give ear
hark
Listen, old-fashioned
antiquated · old-fashioned · bygone · quaint · old-world · time-honored · traditional · vintage · yesteryear · historic
minstrel
Traveling performer of songs
- troubadourMedieval Provençal lyric poet
- bardPoet of epics
- heraldOfficial news announcer
proclamation · decree · summons · court · knight · squire · castle · manor · parchment · scriptorium
piety
Sincere religious devotion
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- venerationProfound admiring respect
awe · sanctity · holiness · prayer · invocation · sacredness · faithfulness · spiritual · divine · scriptural
storytelling
Recounting events aloud
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
fable · tale · saga · parable · lore · epic · oral tradition · reminisce · recount · recall
hearkenignore
Refuse to notice
disregard · tune out · turn a deaf ear · close one's ears · neglect
- hearkens backRecalls or evokes
- hearkened backRecalled or evoked