BECKONS

Verb

beckons

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beckon

Noun

beckons

plural of beckon

Source: Wiktionary


BECKON

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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