Definition
Past tense of 'hark': listened attentively to something, or turned one's attention to hearing.
Etymology
From Old English heorcnian, meaning 'to listen,' with roots in Germanic languages. The word originally meant to turn one's ear toward something, and the past tense simply marks completed action.
Kelly Says
'Hark!' as in 'Hark! The herald angels sing' is practically frozen in Christmas carols—we never say 'hark' in casual speech, which is why the past tense feels almost archaeological.
Translations
CACatalà
escoltà
es-kol-ta
CSČeština
slyšel
s-lee-shel
DEDeutsch
hörte
hoh-r-teh
ELΕλληνικά
άκουσε
ah-koo-seh
ESEspañol
escuchó
es-koo-choh
FRFrançais
s'est attardé
se-ta-r-deh
HUMagyar
hallotta
hal-lot-tah
IDBahasa Indonesia
mendengar
men-den-gar
ITItaliano
ascoltò
as-kol-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
dengar
den-gar
NLNederlands
hoorde
hoor-deh
PLPolski
usłyszał
oo-slys-zal
PTPortuguês
ouviu
o-vee-oo
RORomână
a auzit
ah ow-zeet
RUРусский
услышал
oo-slishal
SVSvenska
hhörde
hoh-r-deh
SWKiswahili
sikiza
see-kee-zah
TEతెలుగు
నెలకొంది
ne-lak-kon-dee
TLTL
pakinggan
pa-kin-gan
UKУкраїнська
почуяв
po-choo-yav
VITiếng Việt
nghe thấy
ngeh-thay
ZUZU
wathint'aba
wa-thin-ta-ba