hark — to listen carefully
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to listen carefully
Pronunciation (IPA): /hɑːrk/
Korean meaning: 귀를 기울이다, 주의 깊게 듣다
Korean pronunciation: **하**크
Example Sentences
- The teacher said 'Hark! Do you hear that? It's the sound of my patience running out!'
- Hark back to your childhood memories of summer vacations.
- The old poem begins with 'Hark! The herald angels sing!'
hark
VERB//hɑːrk//
to listen carefully
💡 Concept
to listen carefully
🎵 Rhyme
Hark to the bark in the dark!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/hɑːrk/
🇬🇧 UK/hɑːk/
🌳Etymology
Roothark
Origin
고대 영어 'heorcian'에서 유래된 단어로, '듣다'라는 의미였습니다. 중세 시대 궁정에서 왕의 명령을 들을 때 사용하던 격식 있는 표현이었죠.
🎵Rhyme
markparkdarkbark
mark
park
dark
bark
🔗Collocations
hark back to
hark at
hark! listen!
hark to the sound
hark unto me
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The teacher said 'Hark! Do you hear that? It's the sound of my patience running out!'”
“Hark back to your childhood memories of summer vacations.”
“The old poem begins with 'Hark! The herald angels sing!'”
😄 Fun example
“Mom always says 'Hark at you, acting like you know everything!'”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
listenhearattendhearkenpay attention
Antonyms
ignoredisregardtune out
Related
hearkenlistenattendobserve
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