| Main Entry: | hark |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | harken |
Synonyms: |
give heed, listen, pay attention |
| Main Entry: | hear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | detect by perceiving sound |
Synonyms: |
apprehend, attend, auscultate, be all ears, become aware, catch, descry, devour, eavesdrop, get an earful, get wind of, get*, give an audience to, give attention, give ears, hark, hearken, heed, listen, make out, overhear, pick up*, read, strain, take in* |
| Notes: | to listen is to try to hear; to hear is simply to perceive with the ear |
| Main Entry: | heed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give care, thought to |
Synonyms: |
attend, baby-sit, be aware, be guided by, bear in mind, catch, consider, dig*, do one's bidding, follow, follow orders, get a load of, give ear, hark, hear, hearken, keep eye peeled, keep tabs, listen, mark, mind, mind the store, note, obey, observe, pay attention, pick up, regard, ride herd on, see, sit, spot, stay in line, take notice of, take to heart, toe the line, watch, watch one's step, watch out, watch over, watch the store |
Antonyms: |
disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook |
| Main Entry: | listen |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hear and pay attention |
Synonyms: |
accept, admit, adopt, attend, audit, auscult, auscultate, be all ears, be attentive, catch, concentrate, eavesdrop, entertain, get, get a load of, give an audience to, give attention, give heed to, hang on words, hark, harken, hear out, hear tell, hearken, lend an ear, mind, monitor, obey, observe, overhear, pick up on, prick up ears, receive, take advice, take into consideration, take notice, take under advisement, tune in, tune in on, welcome |
Antonyms: |
speak, talk |
| Main Entry: | hearken |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hear |
Synonyms: |
apprehend, attend, auscultate, be all ears, become aware, catch, descry, devour, eavesdrop, get an earful, get wind of, get*, give, give an audience to, give attention, give ears, hark, heed, listen, make out, overhear, pick up*, read, strain, take |
| Main Entry: | heed |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
absorbed, alive to, askance, attentive, audient, awake to, beseeching, breathless, cognizant, come, distraught, engaged in, engrossed in, excubant, expergefacient, fleeting, furtive, intent on, levisomnous, measured, mindful, observant, observing, occupied with, on the watch, open, rapt, regardant, regardful, steadfast, taken up with, undistracted, upon the stretch, vultured, watchful, wrapped in
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