English Explanatory Dictionary

behearken

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To listen to; hearken to; observe; obey.

Word forms

behearken behearkens behearkening behearkened

Etymology

From be- + hearken. Cognate with West Frisian beharkje (“to listen, listen to”).

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