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beckon
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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.

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

beckon·er n.
beckon·ing·ly adv.

beckon
Verb
1. to summon with a gesture
2. to lure: fame beckoned [Old English bīecnan]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.beckon - signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"
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"

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

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

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

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

beckon
v beckon [ˈbekən]
to summon (someone) by making a sign with the fingers. wink يومئ، يُشيرُ إلى извиквам lákat, vyzvat, vábit gøre tegn; kalde; give et vink (heran)winken γνέφω llamar por señas viipama اشاره کردن viitata faire signe (à) לְאוֹתֵת לָבוֹא इशारा करना, संकेत से बुलाना pozvati, dozvati int memberi isyarat benda, gefa bendingu fare cenno 手招きする 신호하다 mostelėti, pirštu pakviesti pamāt; aicināt (ar rokas mājienu) memberi isyarat wenken gi tegn til å komme, vinke skinąć acenar a face semn (cu degetul) (по)манить (кого-л.) kývnutím privolať pomigniti pozvati rukom göra tecken åt, vinka till ส่งสัญญาณเรียกโดยการใช้นิ้ว işaret edip çağırmak (用手)召喚 манити, підзивати انگلی کا اشارہ vẫy tay ra hiệu用手


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