Meaning of "hark" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HARK

Old English heorcnian to hearken; related to Old Frisian herkia, Old High German hōrechen.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HARK

hark  [hɑːk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HARK

Hark is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hark in English.

WHAT DOES HARK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hark

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Definition of hark in the English dictionary

The definition of hark in the dictionary is to listen; pay attention.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HARK

PRESENT

Present

I hark

you hark

he/she/it harks

we hark

you hark

they hark

Present continuous

I am harking

you are harking

he/she/it is harking

we are harking

you are harking

they are harking

Present perfect

I have harked

you have harked

he/she/it has harked

we have harked

you have harked

they have harked

Present perfect continuous

I have been harking

you have been harking

he/she/it has been harking

we have been harking

you have been harking

they have been harking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I harked

you harked

he/she/it harked

we harked

you harked

they harked

Past continuous

I was harking

you were harking

he/she/it was harking

we were harking

you were harking

they were harking

Past perfect

I had harked

you had harked

he/she/it had harked

we had harked

you had harked

they had harked

Past perfect continuous

I had been harking

you had been harking

he/she/it had been harking

we had been harking

you had been harking

they had been harking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will hark

you will hark

he/she/it will hark

we will hark

you will hark

they will hark

Future continuous

I will be harking

you will be harking

he/she/it will be harking

we will be harking

you will be harking

they will be harking

Future perfect

I will have harked

you will have harked

he/she/it will have harked

we will have harked

you will have harked

they will have harked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been harking

you will have been harking

he/she/it will have been harking

we will have been harking

you will have been harking

they will have been harking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would hark

you would hark

he/she/it would hark

we would hark

you would hark

they would hark

Conditional continuous

I would be harking

you would be harking

he/she/it would be harking

we would be harking

you would be harking

they would be harking

Conditional perfect

I would have hark

you would have hark

he/she/it would have hark

we would have hark

you would have hark

they would have hark

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been harking

you would have been harking

he/she/it would have been harking

we would have been harking

you would have been harking

they would have been harking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you hark
we let´s hark
you hark

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to hark

Past participle

harked

Present Participle

harking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «HARK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hark» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of hark

attend · hear · hearken · listen · mark · notice

TRANSLATION OF HARK

Find out the translation of hark to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hark from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hark» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 重提
• Translator English - Spanish: escuchad
• English: hark
• Translator English - Hindi: सुनना
• Translator English - Arabic: تعيدنا
• Translator English - Russian: чу
• Translator English - Portuguese: ouça
• Translator English - Bengali: শোনা
• Translator English - French: prêtez l´oreille
• Translator English - Malay: Hark
• Translator English - German: horch
• Translator English - Japanese: 傾聴する
• Translator English - Korean: 듣다
• Translator English - Javanese: Hark
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nghe đây
• Translator English - Tamil: குசுகுசுப்பு
• Translator English - Marathi: हर्क
• Translator English - Turkish: kulak vermek
• Translator English - Italian: hark
• Translator English - Polish: nawiązują
• Translator English - Ukrainian: чу
• Translator English - Romanian: hark
• Translator English - Greek: άκουσον
• Translator English - Afrikaans: Hark
• Translator English - Swedish: hark
• Translator English - Norwegian: hark

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HARK»

Discover the use of hark in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hark and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Hark! A Vagrant

Since Kate Beaton appeared on the comics scene in 2007 her cartoons have become fan favourites and gathered an enormous following, appearing in the New Yorker, Harper and the LA Times, to name but a few.

Kate Beaton, 2011

Hark!: A Novel of the 87th Precinct

But as soon as a pattern emerges, the detectives of the 87th are forced to hit the books and brush up on their Shakespeare -- because each new clue contains a line from one of his works.

Ed McBain, 2004

The Cinema of Tsui Hark

This work begins with a biography of the man and a look at his place in Hong Kong and world cinema, his influences, and his thematic obsessions.

Lisa Morton, 2001

Medical Nutrition and Disease: A Case-Based Approach

The new edition of this best-selling text has been updated by nationally recognized nutritionists and physicians who teach nutrition in medical schools and residency programs.

Lisa Hark, PhD, RD, Gail Morrison, 2009

Hark! a Shark!: All about Sharks

Introduces beginning readers to a variety of shark species from the dwarf lantern and the whale shark to the great white and the goblin, sharing numerous facts about their characteristics and behaviors.

Bonnie Worth, 2013

Hark! the Messiah Speaks

1895 a philosophical review of the Krishnamurti Teachings - being a critical examination of the teachings of the work of Mr. Carlo Saures entitled Krishnamurti.

Alvin B. Kuhn, 1985

Deadwood

Considers the HBO series Deadwood in the context of the television Western genre and the intersection of capital and violence in American history.

Ina Rae Hark, 2012

Hark the Sound of Tar Heel Voices: 220 Years of UNC History

"What is it that binds us to this place as to no other?" Charles Kuralt famously asked at the bicentennial of the first public university in the New World.

Daniel W. Barefoot, 2008

Star Trek

As well as offering new insights for even the most hardcore Trekker, this volume also provides a perfect introduction to a popular culture phenomenon for those few who have never heard of a phaser or a Klingon.

Ina Rae Hark, 2008

The Road Movie Book

The Road Movie Book is the first comprehensive study of an enduring but ever-changing Hollywood genre. The contributors explore how the road movie has confronted and represented issues of nationhood, sexuality, gender, class and race.

Steven Cohan, Ina Rae Hark, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HARK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hark is used in the context of the following news items.

Bryan Singer Teases More Comic Book-y Costumes in X-Men …

In X-Men: First Class, which I produced and wrote the story for, we hark back to the original colors of the original costumes from the 1963 ... «Cinema Blend, Jul 15»

Hannibal extends helping hand to Quincy after vicious storm - News …

As of midmorning, Hannibal's offer was still on the table, according to Hark. “The only thing I can tell you is the call has been made and help ... «Hannibal.net, Jul 15»

Carex chases luxury consumer with new Care+Plus identity | The …

Hark Creative drew inspiration from the exotic fragrances, such as argan oil and cocoa and macadamia oil and vanilla, in the hand washes to ... «The Drum, Jul 15»

detroit techno and the genepool of jungle

Grooverider's 1992 remix of Up Tempo by Tronic House or Kevin Saunderson wearing his European Rave hat hark back to a vital period when ... «THUMP, Jul 15»

Archie and his friends get a (darker) makeover to connect with …

... a brilliant combination of 'bigger, scarier, toothier' dinosaurs (and their CGI) and Easter eggs or nostalgia-inducing elements that hark back to ... «Quartz, Jul 15»

Ezra Furman – Perpetual Motion People | mxdwn.com

Other places, like “Hark! To the Music” he takes from anti-folk heroes, Andrew Jackson Jihad and Violent Femmes, and it turns out to be one of ... «mxdwn.com, Jul 15»

Hooton Tennis Club share new single and announce UK tour

... the single carries their unconventional approach to indie pop with an infectious enigmatic hook and breezy guitar lines that hark components ... «Skiddle.com, Jul 15»

Colman Domingo: It's interesting to do something that you're a little …

I just finished the Nate Parker film The Birth of a Nation about a week ago. It's about Nat Turner and I play a character named Hark who is like a ... «ChicagoPride.com, Jul 15»

'Baahubali' Bows at Record $25.6 Million | Variety

The vfx-heavy story of brothers in medieval India in conflict over a rich kingdom is of a piece with Tsui Hark, John Woo and Zhang Yimou ... «Variety, Jul 15»

Cooper frontrunner for Wallabies No 10 - Perth Now

A Cooper-Genia-Giteau playmaking nucleus would hark back to the famous Hong Kong Test of 2010, when the Wallabies edged the All Blacks ... «Perth Now, Jul 15»