Meaning & use
Harkening
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Listening attentively to something, or paying close heed to it.
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Harkening to her grandmother's advice, she decided to wait before signing the contract.
The novel keeps harkening back to themes of loss and memory established in its opening chapter.
A note on using this word
"Harkening back" is now the most common modern usage, meaning to recall or evoke something from the past.
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