beckon

beck·on  (bkn)

v. beck·oned, beck·on·ing, beck·ons

v.tr.

1. To signal or summon, as by nodding or waving.

2. To attract because of an inviting or enticing appearance: "a lovely, sunny country that seemed to beckon them on to the Emerald City" L. Frank Baum.

v.intr.

1. To make a signaling or summoning gesture.

2. To be inviting or enticing.

n.

A gesture of summons.

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[Middle English bekenen, from Old English becnan, bcnan; see bh-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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beckon·er n.

beckon·ing·ly adv.

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beckon

Verb

1. to summon with a gesture

2. to lure: fame beckoned [Old English bīecnan]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	beckon - signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably" wave gesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave"
	2.	beckon - appear inviting; "The shop window decorations beckoned" attract, appeal - be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people"
	3.	beckon - summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture summon - ask to come; "summon a lawyer"

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beckon

verb 1. gesture, sign, wave, indicate, signal, nod, motion, summon, gesticulate

verb 2. lure, call, draw, pull, attract, invite, tempt, entice, coax, allure

Translations

beckon [ˈbɛkən] vt (also: beckon to) → llamar con señas

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beckon [ˈbɛkən] vt (also: beckon to) → faire signe (de venir) à

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beckon [ˈbɛkən] vt (also: beckon to) → winken

vi → locken

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beckon [ˈbɛkən] vt (also: beckon to) → chiamare con un cenno