Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to behearken
Participle: behearkened
Gerund: behearkening
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | behearken |
| you | behearken |
| he;she;it | behearkens |
| we | behearken |
| you | behearken |
| they | behearken |
Perfect
| I | have behearkened |
| you | have behearkened |
| he;she;it | has behearkened |
| we | have behearkened |
| you | have behearkened |
| they | have behearkened |
Past
| I | behearkened |
| you | behearkened |
| he;she;it | behearkened |
| we | behearkened |
| you | behearkened |
| they | behearkened |
Pluperfect
| I | had behearkened |
| you | had behearkened |
| he;she;it | had behearkened |
| we | had behearkened |
| you | had behearkened |
| they | had behearkened |
Future
| I | will behearken |
| you | will behearken |
| he;she;it | will behearken |
| we | will behearken |
| you | will behearken |
| they | will behearken |
Future Perfect
| I | will have behearkened |
| you | will have behearkened |
| he;she;it | will have behearkened |
| we | will have behearkened |
| you | will have behearkened |
| they | will have behearkened |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | behearken |
| you | behearken |
| he;she;it | behearken |
| we | behearken |
| you | behearken |
| they | behearken |
Perfect
| I | have behearkened |
| you | have behearkened |
| he;she;it | have behearkened |
| we | have behearkened |
| you | have behearkened |
| they | have behearkened |
Imperfect
| I | behearkened |
| you | behearkened |
| he;she;it | behearkened |
| we | behearkened |
| you | behearkened |
| they | behearkened |
Pluperfect
| I | had behearkened |
| you | had behearkened |
| he;she;it | had behearkened |
| we | had behearkened |
| you | had behearkened |
| they | had behearkened |
Conditional
Present
| I | would behearken |
| you | would behearken |
| he;she;it | would behearken |
| we | would behearken |
| you | would behearken |
| they | would behearken |
Perfect
| I | would have behearkened |
| you | would have behearkened |
| he;she;it | would have behearkened |
| we | would have behearkened |
| you | would have behearkened |
| they | would have behearkened |
Imperative
| you | behearken |
| we | Let's behearken |
| you | behearken |
Verbs conjugated like 'behearken'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'behearken'
bedarken,
hearken,
barken,
bedeafen,
behappen,
behear,
beheart,
beyearn,
bleaken,
deharden,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From be- + hearken. Cognate with West Frisian beharkje (“to listen, listen to”).
Sample Sentences
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The king prayed he might behearken mass first, and that was done. [1895, Snorri Sturluson, The Saga Library:]