Associations to the word «Harken»

Wiktionary

HARKEN, verb. Alternative spelling of hearken ‘to listen, hear, regard’, more common form in the US.
HARKEN, verb. (figuratively) (US) To hark back, to return or revert (to a subject etc.), to allude to, to evoke, to long or pine for (a past event or era).
HARKEN BACK, verb. Alternative form of hearken back

Dictionary definition

HARKEN, verb. Listen; used mostly in the imperative.

Wise words

A wise man hears one word and understands two.
Yiddish Proverb