hearken

  1. Verb.  (intransitive) To listen; to lend the ear; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, obedience, or compliance.
  2. Verb.  (transitive, poetic) To hear by listening.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To hear with attention; to regard.

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