Hark
verb
To listen carefully.
Hark! I hear a voice in the distance.
Often appears as...
- hark back
- to hark at
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Literary
verb
Refer back to something earlier.
Her ideas hark back to the days of the Romans.
Often appears as...
- hark back
- to hark back at
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To listen carefully.
Hark! I hear a voice in the distance.
Often appears as...
- hark back
- to hark at
Usage tips
Literary
verb
Refer back to something earlier.
Her ideas hark back to the days of the Romans.
Often appears as...
- hark back
- to hark back at
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Literary Flair
Used in literature or drama to create an old-fashioned or formal effect.
Hark, what light through yonder window breaks?
Pro Tip 2/3Archaic Usage
Rare in everyday conversation; understood but may sound outdated.
'Hark at the wind,' whispered the old sailor solemnly.
Pro Tip 3/3Attention Grabber
Often signals something important is about to be said or heard.
Hark! The herald angels sing.
Pro Tip 1/3Literary Flair
Used in literature or drama to create an old-fashioned or formal effect.
Hark, what light through yonder window breaks?
Pro Tip 2/3Archaic Usage
Rare in everyday conversation; understood but may sound outdated.
'Hark at the wind,' whispered the old sailor solemnly.
Pro Tip 3/3Attention Grabber
Often signals something important is about to be said or heard.
Hark! The herald angels sing.
Pro Tip 1/3Literary Flair
Used in literature or drama to create an old-fashioned or formal effect.
Hark, what light through yonder window breaks?
Pro Tip 2/3Archaic Usage
Rare in everyday conversation; understood but may sound outdated.
'Hark at the wind,' whispered the old sailor solemnly.
Pro Tip 3/3Attention Grabber
Often signals something important is about to be said or heard.
Hark! The herald angels sing.
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reintroducing them what happens with a lot of rescue efforts is you take populations from the wild you get them in captivity and then reintroduction doesn't always happen so the plan for hark I think is unique I think Hawk is a fantastic initiative especially for the conservation of these really special
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Dare to refuse the...
They often obscure them. And what about the large number of people across the globe who can't point to a monument from their past, who don't possess a sacred written text, who can't hark back to the past glories of a civilization or empire? Are these people less a part of humanity?
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Stunning Close-ups: Meet...
reintroducing them what happens with a lot of rescue efforts is you take populations from the wild you get them in captivity and then reintroduction doesn't always happen so the plan for hark I think is unique I think Hawk is a fantastic initiative especially for the conservation of these really special
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Dare to refuse the...
They often obscure them. And what about the large number of people across the globe who can't point to a monument from their past, who don't possess a sacred written text, who can't hark back to the past glories of a civilization or empire? Are these people less a part of humanity?
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Quote examples
Belinda Carlisle
American Musician
The albums 'Heaven On Earth' and 'Runaway Horses' and 'Live Your Life Be Free' were harking back to when I was a young girl and listening to Californian radio - lush productions, complicated melodies, harmonies like the Beach Boys and the Mamas and Papas. That's what those albums remind me of.
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Robyn Davidson
Australian Writer
Its highest point was The Worst Journey in the World. Then you see this decline, and this harking back, using the 19th-century form when we're not in the 19th century. That way of writing a book about the world out there - you just can't do it anymore.
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Biju Menon
Indian Actor
Vellimoonga' works at the box office because there is an inherent honesty to the film. Nothing about the movie has been exaggerated; it's a comedy that is clean and maintains a certain standard that harks back to Malayalam cinema's past.
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Ant McPartlin
English Celebrity
We always hark back to what we used to love watching as kids: 'Noel's House Party,' 'Don't Forget Your Toothbrush,' shows that had that live excitement about them. You never knew what was going to happen and I found that really engaging.
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Bat for Lashes
English Musician
In a repressed society, artists fulfil a sense of harking back to instant gratification, or immediate expression, by doing things that function on the edge of society, or outside of what is conventionally accepted.
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Ethan Coen
American Director
The mountain music... is compelling music in its own right, harking back to a time when music was a part of everyday life and not something performed by celebrities.
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David Cook
American Musician
There's definitely a visual aspect and an emotional aspect to a song. And that harks back, for me, to theater.
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Alan Hansen
Scottish Athlete
When George Graham was there they complained, harking back to better days, but I think that's a fantasy.
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Winona Ryder
American Actress
I'm not someone like Norma Desmond who's harking back to her younger days.
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Urvashi Rautela
Indian Actress
Word hark, be kind, and good things will happen for sure.
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Belinda Carlisle
American Musician
The albums 'Heaven On Earth' and 'Runaway Horses' and 'Live Your Life Be Free' were harking back to when I was a young girl and listening to Californian radio - lush productions, complicated melodies, harmonies like the Beach Boys and the Mamas and Papas. That's what those albums remind me of.
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Robyn Davidson
Australian Writer
Its highest point was The Worst Journey in the World. Then you see this decline, and this harking back, using the 19th-century form when we're not in the 19th century. That way of writing a book about the world out there - you just can't do it anymore.
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Biju Menon
Indian Actor
Vellimoonga' works at the box office because there is an inherent honesty to the film. Nothing about the movie has been exaggerated; it's a comedy that is clean and maintains a certain standard that harks back to Malayalam cinema's past.
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Ant McPartlin
English Celebrity
We always hark back to what we used to love watching as kids: 'Noel's House Party,' 'Don't Forget Your Toothbrush,' shows that had that live excitement about them. You never knew what was going to happen and I found that really engaging.
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Bat for Lashes
English Musician
In a repressed society, artists fulfil a sense of harking back to instant gratification, or immediate expression, by doing things that function on the edge of society, or outside of what is conventionally accepted.
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Ethan Coen
American Director
The mountain music... is compelling music in its own right, harking back to a time when music was a part of everyday life and not something performed by celebrities.
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David Cook
American Musician
There's definitely a visual aspect and an emotional aspect to a song. And that harks back, for me, to theater.
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Alan Hansen
Scottish Athlete
When George Graham was there they complained, harking back to better days, but I think that's a fantasy.
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Winona Ryder
American Actress
I'm not someone like Norma Desmond who's harking back to her younger days.
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Urvashi Rautela
Indian Actress
Word hark, be kind, and good things will happen for sure.
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