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 Definitions of beckon  [ˈbɛk ən]  

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Definition of 'beckon' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.i.) beckon
to signal, summon, or direct by a gesture of the head or hand.

2.  beckon
to lure; entice.

3. (n.) beckon
a nod, gesture, etc., that signals, directs, or summons.

Etymology:  (bef. 950; ME beknen, OE gebē(a)cnian, der. of bēacenbeacon)

Definition of 'beckon' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) beckon, wave
signal with the hands or nod
"She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"

2. (verb) beckon
appear inviting
"The shop window decorations beckoned"

3. (verb) beckon
summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture


Definition of 'beckon' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) beckon
a sign made without words; a beck

2. (verb) beckon
to make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand


Translation of 'beckon' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to summon (someone) by making a sign with the fingers.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: wink Arabic flag Arabic: يومئ، يُشيرُ إلى Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: извиквам
Brazilian flag Brazilian: acenar Czech flag Czech: lákat, vyzvat, vábit German flag German: (heran)winken
Danish flag Danish: gøre tegn; kalde; give et Greek flag Greek: γνέφω Spanish flag Spanish: llamar por señas
Estonian flag Estonian: viipama Farsi flag Farsi: اشاره کردن Finnish flag Finnish: viittoa
French flag French: faire signe (à) Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְאוֹתֵת לָבוֹא Hindi flag Hindi: इशारा करना, संकेत से बुला
Croatian flag Croatian: pozvati, dozvati Hungarian flag Hungarian: int Indonesian flag Indonesian: memberi isyarat
Icelandic flag Icelandic: benda, gefa bendingu Italian flag Italian: fare cenno Japanese flag Japanese: 手招きする
Korean flag Korean: 손짓하여 부르다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: mostelėti, pirštu pakvies Latvian flag Latvian: pamāt; aicināt (ar rokas
Malay flag Malay: memberi isyarat Dutch flag Dutch: wenken Norwegian flag Norwegian: gi tegn tilå komme, vinke
Polish flag Polish: skinąć Persian flag Persian: اشاره کردن Pashto flag Pashto: اشاره وركول، رابلل، داشار
Portuguese flag Portuguese: acenar Romanian flag Romanian: a face semn (cu degetul) Russian flag Russian: (по)манить (кого-л.)
Slovak flag Slovak: kývnutím privolať Slovenian flag Slovenian: pomigniti Serbian flag Serbian: pozvati rukom
Swedish flag Swedish: göra tecken åt, vinka til Thai flag Thai: ส่งสัญญาณเรียกโดยการใช้นิ Turkish flag Turkish: işaret edip çağırmak
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: (用手)召喚 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: манити, підзивати Urdu flag Urdu: انگلی کا اشارہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: vẫy tay ra hiệu Chinese flag Chinese: (用手)召唤

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