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    beck·on
    /ˈbekən/

    verb

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › beckonBeckon Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of BECKON is to summon or signal typically with a wave or nod. How to use beckon in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBECKON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    BECKON definition: 1. to move your hand or head in a way that tells someone to come nearer: 2. If something beckons…. Learn more.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › beckonBeckon - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To beckon is to use a physical gesture to call someone over to you. Universally recognized gestures used to beckon include crooking the finger or nodding the head to invite someone over. We get the word beckon from the Old English gebecnian, meaning "to make a mute sign," which comes from bēacen, meaning "a sign or beacon

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBECKON definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    to signal, summon, or direct by a gesture of the head or hand. 2. to lure; entice. noun. 3. a nod, gesture, etc., that signals, directs, summons, indicates agreement, or the like. SYNONYMS 1. motion, wave, gesture, bid, nod. 2. invite, attract, draw, coax, tempt, tantalize, allure, beguile.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › beckonBECKON Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Beckon definition: to signal, summon, or direct by a gesture of the head or hand.. See examples of BECKON used in a sentence.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBECKON | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    BECKON meaning: 1. to move your hand or head in a way that tells someone to come nearer: 2. If something beckons…. Learn more.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbeckon verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of beckon verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › beckonBeckon - definition of beckon by The Free Dictionary

    1. to signal, summon, or direct by a gesture of the head or hand. 2. to lure; entice. n. 3. a nod, gesture, etc., that signals, directs, or summons. [before 950; Middle English beknen, Old English gebē (a)cnian, derivative of bēacen beacon] beck′on•er, n.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishbeckon verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    beckon. verb. /ˈbɛkən/. Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to give someone a signal using your finger or hand, especially to tell them to move nearer or to follow you synonym signal beckon to somebody (to do something) He beckoned to the waiter to bring the check. beckon somebody (+ adv./prep.)

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarybeckon | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    beckon meaning: 1. to move your hand, head, etc to show someone that you would like them to come nearer: 2. to…. Learn more.