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beckon Verb

— To wave and/or to nod to anyone with a plan or intention to encourage the person come closer. The saleswoman beckoned to the man who might buy what she wanted to sell.

beckon

— verb (= wave) signal with the hands or nod She waved to her friends He waved his hand hospitably — verb appear inviting The shop window decorations beckoned — verb summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture

Synonyms beckon synonyms

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beckon English » English

wave invite call signal summon sign lure nod entice allure send for motion indicate gesture cajole attract ask winnow wink wiggle wave to wag tempt tease tap a toofull cooking pot swing summon by gesture of the hand suggest by a mute sign such as a wink shake rope in refer receive pull in please page make sign with hands make a signal make a sign lead inveigle influence induct induce hail greet gossip go under gesticulate flutter

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Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Gesture

Conjugation beckon conjugation

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beckon · verb

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Her sister seemed to beckon her to help wash.
He will rise and beckon.
But he will rise again and beckon.
Now beckon with your hands.
The drums of Mexico beckon us, Colonel.
He will beckon by his head.
Once beckon.
You beckon the doorman and you keep your hole shut.
I COME TO YOU, OLD FRIEND, WITH THE DULL CLARITY OF THE DEAD, NOT TO BECKON YOU, BUT TO FEEL THE FIRE.
The stars beckon.
Hundreds of little joys. to open a door and have a woman beckon you in.
AND THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF BROADWAY BECKON.
It seems to beckon to you.
Come it by chance, a casting of the lot, or does a call of destiny beckon to each of us?
Elsalill saw that they were in a room where the proprietress of the tavern had her maid stationed to wash dishes and tankards. Her sister seemed to beckon her to help wash.
But don't forget to beckon.
You were too quick to agree. Theophanes had only to beckon.
The flowers me beckon, They flutter and sway.
But cities did not beckon to my father.
To open a door and have a woman beckon you in.
The respectability of great power and its games and deals and plunder always beckon.
Commitments beckon.
I'll beckon my friend. so bad and big.
High adventure beckons down this road but never again will it beckon to me.
Theophanes had only to beckon.
I wink. I kind of beckon with my head.
When our solar system is all explored the planets of other stars will beckon.
Agatha doesn't come back until I beckon for her to come back to me.
I trust Your Majesty knows better than anyone. that willpower alone cannot beckon the flag of triumph.
I beckon her to me using only my eyes, or perhaps a slight circular motion with just one finger.
What's up, dude? - All right. Ladies and gentlemen, sorry to interrupt, but cocktails beckon us tonight.
Dude didn't beckon you.
And a seat on the judge's bench will beckon eventually.

News and current affairs

And, at least until a certain stage of growth, economies of scale and scope beckon, with expansion abroad often the only way to increase size, given already-saturated domestic markets.
At the same time, huge opportunities beckon in times of far-reaching change.
As election campaigns beckon in some of the countries that are now debating immigration controls, this trend is unlikely to be reversed any time soon.

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