beckon (redirected from beckoning)

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