BECKON

beckon, wave

(verb) signal with the hands or nod; “She waved to her friends”; “He waved his hand hospitably”

beckon

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

beckon

(verb) appear inviting; “The shop window decorations beckoned”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

beckon (third-person singular simple present beckons, present participle beckoning, simple past and past participle beckoned)

(ambitransitive) To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.

(ambitransitive) To seem attractive and inviting

Noun

beckon (plural beckons)

A sign made without words; a beck.

A children's game similar to hide and seek in which children who have been "caught" may escape if they see another hider beckon to them.

Source: Wiktionary


Beck"on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beckoned (p. pr. & vb. n. Beckoning.]

Definition: To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand. His distant friends, he beckons near. Dryden. It beckons you to go away with it. Shak.

Beck"on, n.

Definition: A sign made without words; a beck. "At the first beckon." Bolingbroke.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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