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beckon
beck·on B0146800 (bĕk′ən)v. beck·oned, beck·on·ing, beck·ons v.tr.1. To signal or summon, as by nodding or waving.2. To attract because of an inviting or enticing appearance: "a lovely, sunny country that seemed to beckon them on to the Emerald City" (L. Frank Baum).v.intr.1. To make a signaling or summoning gesture.2. To be inviting or enticing.n. A gesture of summons. [Middle English bekenen, from Old English bīecnan, bēcnan; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.] beck′on·er n.beck′on·ing·ly adv.beckon (ˈbɛkən) vb1. to summon with a gesture of the hand or head2. to entice or lurena summoning gesture[Old English bīecnan, from bēacen sign; related to Old Saxon bōknian; see beacon] ˈbeckoner n ˈbeckoning adj, nbeck•on (ˈbɛk ən) v.i. 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. beckon Past participle: beckoned Gerund: beckoning
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I beckon | you beckon | he/she/it beckons | we beckon | you beckon | they beckon |
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I beckoned | you beckoned | he/she/it beckoned | we beckoned | you beckoned | they beckoned |
Present Continuous |
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I am beckoning | you are beckoning | he/she/it is beckoning | we are beckoning | you are beckoning | they are beckoning |
Present Perfect |
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I have beckoned | you have beckoned | he/she/it has beckoned | we have beckoned | you have beckoned | they have beckoned |
Past Continuous |
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I was beckoning | you were beckoning | he/she/it was beckoning | we were beckoning | you were beckoning | they were beckoning |
Past Perfect |
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I had beckoned | you had beckoned | he/she/it had beckoned | we had beckoned | you had beckoned | they had beckoned |
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I will beckon | you will beckon | he/she/it will beckon | we will beckon | you will beckon | they will beckon |
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I will have beckoned | you will have beckoned | he/she/it will have beckoned | we will have beckoned | you will have beckoned | they will have beckoned |
Future Continuous |
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I will be beckoning | you will be beckoning | he/she/it will be beckoning | we will be beckoning | you will be beckoning | they will be beckoning |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been beckoning | you have been beckoning | he/she/it has been beckoning | we have been beckoning | you have been beckoning | they have been beckoning |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been beckoning | you will have been beckoning | he/she/it will have been beckoning | we will have been beckoning | you will have been beckoning | they will have been beckoning |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been beckoning | you had been beckoning | he/she/it had been beckoning | we had been beckoning | you had been beckoning | they had been beckoning |
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I would beckon | you would beckon | he/she/it would beckon | we would beckon | you would beckon | they would beckon |
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I would have beckoned | you would have beckoned | he/she/it would have beckoned | we would have beckoned | you would have beckoned | they would have beckoned | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | beckon - signal with the hands or nod; "She waved to her friends"; "He waved his hand hospitably"wavegesticulate, gesture, motion - show, express or direct through movement; "He gestured his desire to leave" | | 2. | beckon - appear inviting; "The shop window decorations beckoned"attract, appeal - be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people" | | 3. | beckon - summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesturesummon - ask to come; "summon a lawyer" |
beckonverb1. gesture, sign, bid, wave, indicate, signal, nod, motion, summon, gesticulate He beckoned to the waiter.2. lure, call, draw, pull, attract, invite, tempt, entice, coax, allure All the attractions of the peninsula beckon.3. draw near, near, move towards someone, come close, gain on someone, come near Old age beckons.Translationsbeckon (ˈbekən) verb to summon (someone) by making a sign with the fingers. (用手)召喚 (用手)召唤 beckon
beckon to (one)To wave or signal to one with a gesture that indicates they should come closer. I think it's safe to go over there now—the guard just beckoned to us.See also: beckonbeckon to someoneto signal someone to come. Wally beckoned to Sally, and she came over to him. Lily beckoned to Max and he turned his back on her.See also: beckonbeckon
Synonyms for beckonverb gestureSynonyms- gesture
- sign
- bid
- wave
- indicate
- signal
- nod
- motion
- summon
- gesticulate
verb lureSynonyms- lure
- call
- draw
- pull
- attract
- invite
- tempt
- entice
- coax
- allure
verb draw nearSynonyms- draw near
- near
- move towards someone
- come close
- gain on someone
- come near
Synonyms for beckonverb signal with the hands or nodSynonymsRelated Wordsverb appear invitingRelated Wordsverb summon with a wave, nod, or some other gestureRelated Words |