Hearken

/ˈhɑrkən/ verb

Definition

To listen attentively; to pay close attention to what someone is saying.

Etymology

From Old English 'heorcnian,' meaning to listen or pay attention, related to 'hear'; the initial 'h' stayed but the word evolved into its modern form.

Kelly Says

Archaic words like 'hearken' survive in formal, poetic, or biblical contexts—'hearken unto me' sounds noble and ancient—but in everyday speech we just say 'listen,' showing how registers of English preserve older vocabulary for emotional effect or formality!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰላም ነው እንዴት ነው
se-lam new e-nde-t new
ARالعربية
استمع بانتباه
is-ta-ma' bi-an-ta-ba-h
BNবাংলা
ধ্যানে শুনো
dhyane shuno
CACatalà
escoltar atentament
es-kol-tar a-ten-ta-ment
CSČeština
poslouchat pozorně
po-slo-u-chat po-zor-ne
DADansk
lytte opmærksomt
lytte op-maer-ksomt
DEDeutsch
zuhören
tsu-ho-ren
ELΕλληνικά
ακούω προσεκτικά
a-koo-o pro-se-k-ti-ka
ESEspañol
prestar atención
pres-tar a-ten-shon
FAفارسی
توجه کامل به صدا
ta-vajeh ka-mal be sa-da
FISuomi
kuuntele tarkasti
kwan-te-le tar-kas-ti
FRFrançais
écouter attentivement
e-koo-ter at-ten-tiv-man
GUGU
શાખાઓના કહેવાટથી સાંભળવું
sha-kha-o-na ka-he-va-at-thi sa-am-bhal-vun
HAHA
saurara daga bakin
sau-ra-ra da-ga ba-kin
HEעברית
להקשיב בזהירות
le-ka-shev b'ze-hu-rit
HIहिन्दी
ध्यान से सुनना
dhyaan se sun-na
HUMagyar
figyelmesen hallgat
fi-gyel-mes-en hal-la-gat
IDBahasa Indonesia
mendengarkan dengan seksama
men-dengar-kan de-ngan se-ka-sa-ma
IGIG
gba atụrụ
gba a-tu-ru
ITItaliano
ascoltare attentamente
as-kol-ta-re at-ten-ta-men-te
JA日本語
耳を傾ける
mimi wo kageru
KKKK
шеберденіп алу
she-ber-de-nip a-lu
KMKM
ឝឝឝឝ ឝឝឝឝ
s-s-s-s s-s-s-s
KO한국어
경청하다
gyeong-cheong-ha-da
MRMR
शाहिद म्हणून ऐका
sha-hid mhon-nun a-ika
MSBahasa Melayu
mendengar dengan teliti
men-dengar de-ngan te-li-ti
MYမြန်မာ
နှစ်ကြားတွင် ကြားရ
nat-kya-r-tu-ng kya-r-ya
NLNederlands
goed luisteren
goed loo-ste-ren
NONorsk
lytte nøye
lytte no-ye
PAPA
ਗੁfਤਗੁfਤ ਸੁਣ
guf-tug-guf-tug sun
PLPolski
skrupulatnie słuchać
skru-pu-la-tnie slu-cha-ć
PTPortuguês
ouvir atentamente
oo-vehr at-en-ta-men-te
RORomână
asculta cu atenție
as-cul-ta ku a-te-n-tie
RUРусский
внимательно слушать
vnima-te-l-no s-lu-shat'
SVSvenska
lyssna noga
lyss-na no-ga
SWKiswahili
sikiza kwa makini
si-ki-za kwa ma-ki-ni
TAதமிழ்
அக்கறை கொண்டு கேட்க
ak-ka-rai ko-n-du ke-d-ka
TEతెలుగు
గమనికగా వినండి
ga-ma-ni-ka-ga vi-na-ndi
THไทย
ฟังอย่างตั้งใจ
fung yaang dtong jai
TLTL
makinig nang maingat
ma-ki-nig nang ma-i-ngat
TRTürkçe
dikkatlice dinlemek
dikkat-li-ce di-n-le-mek
UKУкраїнська
слухати уважно
slu-hati u-va-zh-no
URاردو
دھیان سے سننا
dhi-yan se sun-na
VITiếng Việt
nghe kỹ
nghe ky
YOYO
gba ni iṣẹ́
gba ni i-she
ZH中文
倾听
qīng tīng
ZUZU
hlala ngokuthi
hla-la ngok-uthi

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