What does beckon mean?
Definitions for beckon
ˈbɛk ənbeck·on
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Princeton's WordNet
beckon, waveverb
signal with the hands or nod
"She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"
beckonverb
appear inviting
"The shop window decorations beckoned"
beckonverb
summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
Wiktionary
beckonverb
To wave and/or to nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.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
Beckonverb
to make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand
Beckonnoun
a sign made without words; a beck
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Beckon
bek′n, v.t. to nod or make a sign to. [A.S. bíecnan—béacn, a sign. See Beacon.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BECKON
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Beckon is ranked #157234 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Beckon surname appeared 103 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Beckon.
66.9% or 69 total occurrences were White.
31% or 32 total occurrences were Black.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of beckon in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of beckon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of beckon in a Sentence
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.'.
Opportunity is often difficult to recognize we usually expect it to beckon us with beepers and billboards.
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Translations for beckon
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- махвам, кимвам, повиквам с ръкаBulgarian
- winken, heranwinken, herbeiwinken, zuwinkenGerman
- llamar con señasSpanish
- viittoa, vittilöidäFinnish
- faire signeFrench
- smèidScottish Gaelic
- intHungarian
- accennareItalian
- tungatunga, tawhiMāori
- wenkenDutch
- vinkerNorwegian
- acenarPortuguese
- подзыватьRussian
- vinka tillSwedish
- 招手Chinese
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