how to pronounce hearken

/ˈhɑː.kən/

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hearken is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of hearken

verb:

To listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, compliance, or obedience.
To enquire; to seek information.
To hear (something) with attention; to have regard to (something).

hearken frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word hearken occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics hearken can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that hearken can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;