Colloquial Variant guide

'ark at 'ee

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: ärk ăt ē
  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɑː(ɹ)k ət ˈiː/
  • West-Country: /ˌɑːɹk æʔ ˈiː/
  • General-American: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iː

1

phrase

Meaning 1

Listen to you; listen to yourself; listen to it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Qualifier: Bristol and West Country

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

phrase

Meaning 2

Used to draw attention to something or someone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Qualifier: Bristol and West Country

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From hark (“listen”) + at + 'ee (“variant of ye or thee”) or he (“third-person singular”); imitative of the pronunciation used by some natives of Bristol and the West Country of England.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Latvian: klausos tevi — listen to you; listen to yourself; listen to it
  • Serbo-Croatian: pazi sad — listen to you; listen to yourself; listen to it
  • Serbo-Croatian: pazi ovamo — listen to you; listen to yourself; listen to it