behearken

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verb

To listen to; hearken to; observe; obey.

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Meanings

verbbehearken (third-person singular simple present behearkens, present participle behearkening, simple past and past participle behearkened)

present singular third person behearkens · participle present behearkening · participle past behearkened · past behearkened

  1. transitiveTo listen to; hearken to; observe; obey.

    The king prayed he might behearken mass first, and that was done.

    1895, Snorri Sturluson, The Saga Library

Origin

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

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APA

behearken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behearken

MLA

“behearken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behearken. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “behearken,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/behearken.

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