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Huzzah vs Hark - What's the difference?

huzzah | hark |

As verbs the difference between huzzah and hark

is that huzzah is to cheer with a huzzah sound while hark is to listen attentively; often used in the imperative.

As an interjection huzzah

is (nautical|dated).

As a noun huzzah

is a cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event.

huzzah

English

Alternative forms

* huzza

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (nautical, dated) .
  • (rare, literary, poetic)

    • Synonyms

    * (hoisting cry) heave, heave-ho * (cheer indicating enjoyment or approval) hooray, hurrah, hurray, see also .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cheer often associated with sailors, shouted by a group in praise of a thing or event.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cheer with a huzzah sound.
    • (wikipedia huzzah)

    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):
    • “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) ----