Definitions for beckon
ˈbɛk ənbeck·on

Princeton's WordNet(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. beckon, waveverb

   signal with the hands or nod

   "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"

2. beckonverb

   appear inviting

   "The shop window decorations beckoned"

3. beckonverb

   summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. beckonverb

   To wave and/or to nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. To Beckonverb

   To make a sign to.

   Etymology: from beck, or beacn, Sax. a sign.

   With her two crooked hands she signs did make,
   And beckon’d him. Fairy Queen, b. ii. cant. iv. stanz. 13.

   It beckons you to go away with it,
   As if it some impartment did desire
   To you alone. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

   With this his distant friends he beckons near,
   Provokes their duty, and prevents their fear. Dryden.

2. To Beckonverb

   To make a sign.

   Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people. Acts, xix. 33.

   When he had raised my thoughts by those transporting airs, he beckoned to me, and, by the waving of his hand, directed me to approach. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 159.

   Sudden you mount! you beckon from the skies,
   Clouds interpose, waves roar, and winds arise. Alexander Pope.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Beckonverb

   to make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand

2. Beckonnoun

   a sign made without words; a beck

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Beckon

   bek′n, v.t. to nod or make a sign to. [A.S. bíecnan—béacn, a sign. See Beacon.]

Matched Categories

1. • Attract
   • Gesticulate
   • Summon

How to pronounce beckon?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say beckon in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of beckon in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of beckon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of beckon in a Sentence

1. William Arthur Ward:

   Opportunity is often difficult to recognize we usually expect it to beckon us with beepers and billboards.

2. Larry Rosen:

   When we have our screens close at hand( or on arm) they are often just extensions of the connection apps we use on our phones, the more we allow notifications and alerts to beckon us, the more stress and anxiety chemicals are released, making us on edge and our mental and emotional systems are flooded with a message that says,' check me now.'.

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