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harked

harked is the simple past and past participle of hark.

Meaning of hark

Verb

hark (third-person singular simple present harks, present participle harking, simple past and past participle harked)

  1. (archaic, imperative, often) To listen attentively.
    • But harke, I heare the footing of a man.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

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What is harked the simple past and past participle of?
Harked is the simple past and past participle of hark.

Words near harked in the dictionary

  1. harkara
  2. harkaras
  3. harkas
  4. Harkaway
  5. Harkaways
  6. harked
  7. harked back
  8. harkee
  9. harken
  10. harken back
  11. harkened

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