beckon (redirected from beckons)

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 [ˈbɛkən]

vb

1. to summon with a gesture of the hand or head

2. to entice or lure

n

a summoning gesture

[Old English bīecnan, from bēacen sign; related to Old Saxon bōknian; see beacon]

beckoner  n

beckoning  adj & n

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, bid, wave, indicate, signal, nod, motion, summon, gesticulate He beckoned to the waiter.

2. lure, call, draw, pull, attract, invite, tempt, entice, coax, allure All the attractions of the peninsula beckon.

3. draw near, near, move towards someone, come close, gain on someone, come near Old age beckons.

Translations

beckon [ˈbekən]

A. VT

1. (= signal) → llamar con señas, hacer señas a
he beckoned me in/over → me hizo señas para que entrara/me acercara

2. (= attract) → llamar, atraer

B. VI

1. (= signal) to beckon to sb → llamar a algn con señas, hacer señas a algn

2. (= be attractive) [bright lights, fame] → ejercer su atracción

3. (= loom) → avecinarse, estar a la vuelta de la esquina

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beckon [ˈbɛkən]

vi [attraction]
All the attractions of the city beckon → Toutes les attractions de la ville nous attirent.
Fame and fortune beckoned; he → La gloire et la fortune l'attiraient; il ...

(= gesture) to beckon to sb → faire signe à qn

vt
to beckon sb over → faire signe de venir à qn
He beckoned her over → Il lui fit signe de venir.

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beckon

vi → winken; he beckoned to her to follow (him) → er gab ihr ein Zeichen or winkte ihr, ihm zu folgen; opportunities beckon for talented young players → jungen begabten Spielern stehen viele Möglichkeiten offen; fame/Hollywood beckoned → der Ruhm/Hollywood lockte

vt → winken; (fig: fame) → locken; he beckoned her to follow (him) → er gab ihr ein Zeichen or winkte ihr, ihm zu folgen; he beckoned me in/back/over → er winkte mich herein/zurück/herüber

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beckon [ˈbɛk/ən] vt & vi to beckon to sb → chiamare qn con un cenno
he beckoned me in/over → mi ha fatto cenno di entrare/di avvicinarmi

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beckon [ˈbɛk/ən] vt & vi to beckon to sb → chiamare qn con un cenno
he beckoned me in/over → mi ha fatto cenno di entrare/di avvicinarmi

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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 viittoa 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 손짓하여 부르다 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）召唤