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harkee

harkee is the imperative 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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Forms of harkee

alternative formhearkee

Origin of harkee

From hark + 'ee (“ye”, pronoun).

Questions about harkee

What is harkee the imperative of?
Harkee is the imperative of hark.

Words near harkee in the dictionary

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

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