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Heard and McDonald Islands
hearing
hearing aid
hearing-and-speech-impaired
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hearken
hearsay
hearsay evidence
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hearken

hear·ken [ hrkən ] (past and past participle hear·kened, present participle hear·ken·ing, 3rd person present singular hear·kens) or har·ken [ hrkən ] (past and past participle har·kened, present participle har·ken·ing, 3rd person present singular har·kens)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
listen: to listen and pay attention ( archaic )

[ Old English he(o)rcnian<hark]

hear·ken·er noun
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