Definition
Third person singular present tense of 'hearken': listens attentively or pays close attention to.
Etymology
From 'hearken' plus the third-person singular present suffix '-s.' This is the standard English conjugation for 'he/she/it harkens.'
Kelly Says
When we say something 'harkens back to,' we've accidentally kept an archaic verb alive in modern English—it's one of the few times 'harken' sounds completely natural.
Translations
ARالعربية
استمع
is-tee-ma'
CACatalà
escolta
es-kol-ta
CSČeština
poslouchá
pos-loo-cha
DEDeutsch
hört zu
hoert tsu
ELΕλληνικά
ακούω
a-koo-oh
ESEspañol
harkena
har-ke-na
FISuomi
kuuntelee
kwan-ten-ee-leh
FRFrançais
écoute
eh-koo-teh
GUGU
શ્રવણ કરે છે
shra-van kare che
HIहिन्दी
श्रवण करता है
shra-van karta hai
IDBahasa Indonesia
mendengarkan
men-den-gar-ken
ITItaliano
ascolta
as-kol-ta
KMKM
ដោយស្ដាប់
doh-y s-ta-ap
MRMR
श्रवण करते
shra-van karte
MSBahasa Melayu
mendengarkan
men-den-gar-ken
NLNederlands
luistert
LOO-ste-r-t
PLPolski
słucha
sh-OO-cha
PTPortuguês
escuta
es-koo-ta
RORomână
ascultă
as-kul-ta
RUРусский
слушает
sloo-sha-et'
SWKiswahili
kusikiza
koo-si-kee-za
TAதமிழ்
கேட்பது
kaet-pa-thu
TEతెలుగు
నిరీక్షిస్తున్నాను
ni-ree-k-shi-stu-n-na-nu
TLTL
pakinggan
pa-kin-gan
UKУкраїнська
слухає
slu-ha-ie