harked English
Verb
(head)
(hark)
hark English
Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)
Verb
( en verb)
To listen attentively; often used in the imperative.
* 1739 , “Hymn for Christmas-Day”, Hymns and Sacred Poems, (Charles Wesley) and (George Whitefield):
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- “Glory to the new born King,
* 1906: , The Four Million] [http://etext.virginia.edu/etcbin/ot2www-pubeng?specfile=/texts/english/modeng/publicsearch/modengpub.o2w&act=surround&offset=354518751&tag=Henry,+O.,+1862-1910:+The+four+million;,+1906&query=+harking&id=HenFour
- Loud voices and a renewed uproar were raised in front of the boarding-house..."'Tis Missis Murphy's voice," said Mrs. McCaskey, harking .
* 1959: , A Christmas Carol
- "Hark ! The Herald Tribune sings, / Advertising wondrous things!"
Derived terms
* hark back
Related terms
* (l)/(l)
* (l)
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harmed English
Verb
(head)
(harm)
harm Noun
( en noun)
Injury; hurt; damage; detriment; misfortune.
* , chapter=13
, title= The Mirror and the Lamp
, passage=And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them. Soft heartedness caused more harm than good.}}
That which causes injury, damage, or loss.
* (William Shakespeare)
- We, ignorant of ourselves, / Beg often our own harms .
Usage notes
* Adjectives often applied to "harm": bodily, physical, environmental, emotional, financial, serious, irreparable, potential, long-term, short-term, permanent, lasting, material, substantial.
Verb
( en verb)
To cause injury to another; to hurt; to cause damage to something.
Derived terms
* do no harm
* harmer
* harmless
* harm's way
* self-harm
* unharmed
Anagrams
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